cracked tooth delays move

 Owwwwwwie! 

 Bit something.. it cracked my tooth. I heard something, but felt no pain and didn't see any "damage".. until I chewed gum the other day and a part of my molar with a part of the root came out. 

 Then came the pain..

 Waves and waves of pain as the nerve is exposed and not happy. Went to the dentist yesterday and today.. they did everything except treat this tooth.. but today they referred me to yet another specialized dentist. So that's what I will be doing tomorrow morning.. endodontist.

 So now that I have popped a hydrocodone, which wonderfully is taking only just enough of the edge off for me to function, but not be comfortable.. I decided to point out my laments about the whole health care/ insurance company bullcrap to my husband.

 Mind you.. this was a rather unattractive conversation. Both of us had been through 2 hours of "cleaning" in which a heavy handed, but perky and pleasant, pregnant dental hygienist let out her pent up rage upon our mouths. 

 So as spittle flew in ever direction as we complained with slack jawed enthusiasm of the overly numbed ..

Our bill for me yesterday and the three of us today is pretty close to $2000. That's what we pay... AFTER insurance "coverage". This does not include my root canal tomorrow.. or the crown that gets made shortly after.. or my husband's wisdom teeth that he finally is going to get removed.

 Crazy... insane..  what did we have done? Well.. we had our teeth cleaned, x-rays, my daughter and husband each had 2 cavities, flouride treatments.

 And nothing was done to my tooth that has be in blinding pain that initialized this fun family outing.

 Two grand... and that's just for starters.

 My husband is a bit mad. He should be. I tried explaining to him that this ALWAYS happens. Even though he opted to pay extra for the premium package offered at his work.. the bill still is obnoxious.

 It would have been cheaper for us to not pay insurance and cover the whole thing out of pocket.

 So I rambled on before how I have some health issues.. and keep hitting a brick wall when it comes to getting help. (Nothing like dropping $10k to get results like "idiopathic")

 He gets it now.. the coordination of visits.. the surprise big bill for services literally stated as "the minimum health care required".


Meanwhile.. my sister is a translator that is often employed by the courts, the police, hospitals, social services, etc.  Something that she is frequently hired to do... translate to help non-english speaking people to get assistance and financial aid. 

It makes me a little mad.. that I pay taxes.. and have paid a lot in taxes.. and my family has literally paid millions in taxes..  

 and when we need help we get shafted.. while someone who pays next to nothing if at all gets far better health care and assistance.

 So the move is delayed a bit.. and in an evil twist... we have someone who really wants to rent our place. I may have to find some means to get a crown done where we are moving to before the end of the month when our insurance is up.

 Just doesn't seem right that you pay extra to get the better plan.. so much extra as the company no longer covers it entirely but instead only pays 1/2 because the rates have jumped so high... to still get nailed. Especially in a time where the company still forces reduced hours and pay cuts.

 The system is just not right. (Yes, I realize this whole post is rantings from a person in pain induced delirium.. but it still has merit!) 

The pain meds are wearing off... time to take some more and hope like heck they give me enough peace to sleep a little. The last 3 nights I have gotten a total of 6 hours of rest.