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TEETH (and fundraiser - ends 02/10/24)
2 years ago
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***DENTAL FUNDRAISER - OPEN UNTIL 02/10/24***
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So I mentioned in the last journal that I was kind of Going Through It with my teeth. That first week in January was rough. I had an appointment the day after and was an enormous, anxious, sorry mess, only made worse by the fact that the office I visited couldn't offer the level of sedation I probably needed. I'm really sensitive in my mouth and they had to do some work then and there to get a handle on the worst of the pain. It didn't solve everything though so I went to not one, but two other offices, and between the three of them it seems they couldn't really agree on what exactly needed to be done to the rest of my teeth to get them under control again-- which sucks-- but I guess there were some commonalities and it ended up being my wallet that made the decision anyway.
The second office did their own evaluation but they quoted me a whopping $10K+ for just a few of my teeth. My whole mouth needs looking at, so to treat everything else it would've been pushing $20K easily. Who has that kind of money just sitting around?? Not me, and it was leaps and bounds higher than what I was expecting, so I went somewhere else. In retrospect, maybe I shouldn't have tried a dental practice set up in a place fancier than any professional building I've ever been to in my life.
The third office-- set up in a much more standard professional suite-- was a lot more thorough in their evaluation and what they ended up quoting me is what I've been raising for (a little over $3K for everything). This is much closer to what I was anticipating... still a lot, yes, but definitely affordable relative to what the second office had given me. I'll be getting work done with them in a few days, which really could not come sooner. It's been an agonizing month and a half since I decided to finally do something about my oral health.
So the short of it is that I'm fundraising a little to try to scrape together as much money as possible to pay for this upcoming appointment. Because I'm being sedated, it has to be paid up front - I can cover most of it myself but need some help for the last mile. Please take a look at what I'm offering if you can!! Links are at the top and bottom of this journal. I'm selling off some of my collectibles, commissions are open, and I'm open for pre-orders on select prints. Thanks for looking!!
I'm mostly confident this won't be my last dental appointment. This is merely the first step. But I've already resolved that if I have to do another big procedure, I will open a line of credit for it. We'll cross that bridge when we get there, you know?
I'm in much better shape now than I was when I published the last journal, enough to be able to point at myself and confidently identify good changes. I've not missed a day of home care since then and intend to keep it that way. I have a night routine now (previously, I never did - just kind of retired to bed when I decided I was tired enough). I've been deliberately avoiding sugar (and by extension, caffeine) so as to not hurt myself, and that in itself has had a positive effect on my diet and the things I cook for myself. So things have, indeed, been on the upswing, and will hopefully continue through the year and beyond.
Thanks for reading <3 I appreciate any and all help!
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***DENTAL FUNDRAISER - OPEN UNTIL 02/10/24***
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***DENTAL FUNDRAISER - OPEN UNTIL 02/10/24***
[personal/serious]
.
.
.
So I mentioned in the last journal that I was kind of Going Through It with my teeth. That first week in January was rough. I had an appointment the day after and was an enormous, anxious, sorry mess, only made worse by the fact that the office I visited couldn't offer the level of sedation I probably needed. I'm really sensitive in my mouth and they had to do some work then and there to get a handle on the worst of the pain. It didn't solve everything though so I went to not one, but two other offices, and between the three of them it seems they couldn't really agree on what exactly needed to be done to the rest of my teeth to get them under control again-- which sucks-- but I guess there were some commonalities and it ended up being my wallet that made the decision anyway.
The second office did their own evaluation but they quoted me a whopping $10K+ for just a few of my teeth. My whole mouth needs looking at, so to treat everything else it would've been pushing $20K easily. Who has that kind of money just sitting around?? Not me, and it was leaps and bounds higher than what I was expecting, so I went somewhere else. In retrospect, maybe I shouldn't have tried a dental practice set up in a place fancier than any professional building I've ever been to in my life.
The third office-- set up in a much more standard professional suite-- was a lot more thorough in their evaluation and what they ended up quoting me is what I've been raising for (a little over $3K for everything). This is much closer to what I was anticipating... still a lot, yes, but definitely affordable relative to what the second office had given me. I'll be getting work done with them in a few days, which really could not come sooner. It's been an agonizing month and a half since I decided to finally do something about my oral health.
So the short of it is that I'm fundraising a little to try to scrape together as much money as possible to pay for this upcoming appointment. Because I'm being sedated, it has to be paid up front - I can cover most of it myself but need some help for the last mile. Please take a look at what I'm offering if you can!! Links are at the top and bottom of this journal. I'm selling off some of my collectibles, commissions are open, and I'm open for pre-orders on select prints. Thanks for looking!!
I'm mostly confident this won't be my last dental appointment. This is merely the first step. But I've already resolved that if I have to do another big procedure, I will open a line of credit for it. We'll cross that bridge when we get there, you know?
I'm in much better shape now than I was when I published the last journal, enough to be able to point at myself and confidently identify good changes. I've not missed a day of home care since then and intend to keep it that way. I have a night routine now (previously, I never did - just kind of retired to bed when I decided I was tired enough). I've been deliberately avoiding sugar (and by extension, caffeine) so as to not hurt myself, and that in itself has had a positive effect on my diet and the things I cook for myself. So things have, indeed, been on the upswing, and will hopefully continue through the year and beyond.
Thanks for reading <3 I appreciate any and all help!
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***DENTAL FUNDRAISER - OPEN UNTIL 02/10/24***
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