I spend very little on medical care. Thankfully I have had very few medical needs.
OTOH, I give the dentist far too much money. It has been somewhat better for a couple of years, but here we go again.
I went for my 6-month checkup: 4 cavities. I say, "fix them all in one appointment."
He drills the first one. And drills. And drills. He ends up doing only two because if the time spent on the molar. Them he tells me to call if it causes any problems, and gives me his cell number. Uh oh.
For a couple of days it was good. Then it got sensitive.
Then it was better for a few days. I figured I'd let him know at my next appt. HE got sick and they cancelled. A few days later it got sore. This happened two nights in a row. I stopped chewing on that side. The next week I called the office. They were on vacation. Meh, I can take a bit of occasional soreness.
Yesterday it became a toothache. Today was worse. I'm eating Tylenol like candy, and I rarely take pain killers. This morning it hurt to chew a banana on the OPPOSITE side.
They worked me in this morning. One xray and he tells me he is referring me for a root canal. YAY!
The endodontist called and offered an appointment for next Monday. I said I'd take it if that was the earliest. The lady said they often have cancellations, then said, "wait. I have an appointment open for Thursday." I took it.
This afternoon she called back and offered an appt for tomorrow at 7:20am.
Good.
FTR I brush regularly and keep floss everywhere. I floss 3-4 times per day.
OTOH, I give the dentist far too much money. It has been somewhat better for a couple of years, but here we go again.
I went for my 6-month checkup: 4 cavities. I say, "fix them all in one appointment."
He drills the first one. And drills. And drills. He ends up doing only two because if the time spent on the molar. Them he tells me to call if it causes any problems, and gives me his cell number. Uh oh.
For a couple of days it was good. Then it got sensitive.
Then it was better for a few days. I figured I'd let him know at my next appt. HE got sick and they cancelled. A few days later it got sore. This happened two nights in a row. I stopped chewing on that side. The next week I called the office. They were on vacation. Meh, I can take a bit of occasional soreness.
Yesterday it became a toothache. Today was worse. I'm eating Tylenol like candy, and I rarely take pain killers. This morning it hurt to chew a banana on the OPPOSITE side.
They worked me in this morning. One xray and he tells me he is referring me for a root canal. YAY!
The endodontist called and offered an appointment for next Monday. I said I'd take it if that was the earliest. The lady said they often have cancellations, then said, "wait. I have an appointment open for Thursday." I took it.
This afternoon she called back and offered an appt for tomorrow at 7:20am.
Good.
FTR I brush regularly and keep floss everywhere. I floss 3-4 times per day.
Because I said so.
