So I am off to the oral surgeon to have a tooth pulled out. The roots extend into my sinus cavities so it will be an "oral surgery" and I can't afford anesthesia so I will be awake. Yikes. The option of being unconscious is great til you are told the anesthesia costs more than the surgery. My dental insurance wouldn't cover this last year when I actually had dental insurance. My medical insurance also wouldn't cover it. Medi-cal should have but they denied and denied and denied til long after the end of dental benefits so.......... I have just enough room on my credit card to pay what this is supposed be. I have $393 available credit and the office person said it would be $368. So have a thought for ma and pray it doesnt go over that amount and that I have good results. The Western Dental Oral Surgeon refused to do this also last year and just left me with a broken up painful tooth and no solution. I saw this dentist make a "housecall" to a hospital room and remove 3 teeth there in the bed for a man having heart surgery the next day. His bill was reasonable and while pulling the teeth he mentioned that sometimes a root goes into the sinuses and you have to sew things shut. He was very casual about it and that gives me some confidence so I referred myself to him. Anyway keep me in your thoughts please. I am nervous.
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That's awful. I hope all goes as well as possible and it's not too painful.
Raine, Hope it went well. I hope they could at least freeze the area. Just remember when its out it is the start of hurting less. Having gone thru broken jaw and having the last of my teeth removed I feel sorry that you have to go thru this. You are in my thoughts.
My trip is coming Tuesday when they remove a loop recorder out of my chest just above left breast.
Raine I am so sorry. Our health system really stinks. Hope your recovery goes well. You are in my thoughts.
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