Tale of another tooth
If you’ve been following my Twitter, at all, for the past two weeks, you would know that I had a severe tooth ache stemming from my bottom right wisdom tooth. Inevitably, it had to be pulled.
The pain actually started the day after Halloween. Because I got sick the week before, Melanie planned on taking me out to eat at Carrabba’s, an Italian Grill restaurant (think Outback with Italian food). Well, before we left, the pain was on and off, but it faded and we decided to go. Unfortunately, on the way there it was becoming worse and worse and, by the time we sat down to eat, I’m was squirming in pain. I took one bite and told her we needed to ask for the check. I felt horrible because she was really trying to give me something special for my birthday and, well, I was really looking forward to that meal.
The pain became bad enough that I decided to start looking for dentists. I have some basic coverage under my dad, so I called a place listed under the plan and made an appointment. However, there was a problem. The insurance covered the dentist, but not the oral surgeon. By the time both sides of the equation figured this out, it was too late. I wasn’t going to cancel and start looking for another place. The pain was unbearable. I went ahead with it and wound up borrowing $900 from my dad to pay to have the tooth pulled.
I’m getting better, now, thankfully. I can make it most of the day without any pain, though after speaking and eating all day, it hurts a tiny little bit at night. Nothing horrible at all, though I still take a dose of ibuprofen, just to rid myself of what becomes an annoying pain, more than anything else. Thursday, I go back for a follow up visit and to, presumably, have the stitches removed.
I just want to thank everyone who helped me out. Thanks to my mom and dad for lending me the money, thanks to Joe for listening to me bitch and thanks to Melanie for being by my side through it all and helping me through some of the worst pain I have ever encountered in my life.
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