Well, It's Over In More Ways Than One

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The transport got here, the man driving was very nice and I got to my dental appointment about a half an hour early. The young gal who did the x-rays and pictures was a sweetheart. Seemed to take forever to get all of that done. Then the hygienist came in and examines my teeth. Ugh! That sharp thing hurt! I made a joke and the big baby that I felt like went over well. Then the dentist came in and did an examination of my mouth. Checked it for cancer. None. That's good. There is obvious infection and a lot of them only have the roots left. Then he explained that he would put in a temporary set of dentures to begin. I would have them in for about six months. They are thin and he would add to the thickness of them as he fit them in my mouth. Then I would get the permanent ones. I was then visited by the financial gal. She was nice. Told me about different options for payment. In house they would do three payments. Then there was one they guarantee, and a couple others for loans. Plus dental insurance places. It would cost me $9,000.00 to get my teeth extracted, the temporary ones, and then the permanent dentures. There is no way I can afford that. I know I could never get a loan for that amount of money. So, my only other option is a couple places here in town that do them on a sliding scale. I tried one of them several years back but never went through with it. And it takes FOREVER to get in. I think I am just going to have broken, ugly teeth, what there are left of them, and have to either gum my food or eat pudding and soup for the rest of my days. I will do some calling of Medigap and a few things and see about getting the money but there isn't much chance. Maybe I will start one of those Go Fund Me profiles and get a hand out. Ya right! Yeah, I am sad. Hope you have had a better day.