January 21, 2008
Its Amazing What A Man Can See By the Light of a Burning Bridge
I got a copy of my x-rays last week and today I went to a dentist a girl from school has used for a couple of years....
An $81 price tag was so worth it to have a second opinion on my teeth.
They were just as nice as she promised...the guy at the front desk greeted me by name before I ever picked up a pen or said a word. The dentist was not condescending and judgmental like the previous one was. She asked questions, explained what was confusing, and offered no pressure for me to use her in the future.
Of course, I absolutely will ...
Instead of the 12 the other guy said I needed at over $4600, I will be getting TWO. I don't have the actual price tag but I've already been promised they will be lower than anything the other guy was charging.
*deep sigh of relief*
Thank GOD I'm smart enough to know when someone is trying to rape my bank account and call it a friendly hello ...
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My mom got a $17,000 estimate from a dentist. Yeah, like that'd ever happen. She refuses to work because her teeth are falling apart but she can't afford the dentistry. I just love my life as a full-time babysitter of someone choosing to be helpless. Oh wait, I got off track. Anyway, yeah, congratulations on finding a dentist who wants to help you and not send you running in the other direction -- clearly a profitable strategy. Hah.
Posted by: dawn at January 21, 2008 05:06 PM (jFpDX)
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Whew! That is good news.
Posted by: David M at January 21, 2008 07:08 PM (LwiZS)
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Good deal. I won't say "I told you so." So now you're probably looking at $500 to $1000 tops where before you were facing almost 5 grand. Plus what they tell you in the beginning and what it actually costs is always more. Good luck Sweetie.
Joe
;-)
Posted by: Assrot at January 22, 2008 05:51 PM (ARCEn)
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thank goodness indeed!
And you have gorgeous teeth...protect them!
Posted by: AWTM at January 22, 2008 09:13 PM (b8z4b)
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..... that is wonderful news!...... I hope that your new dentist takes such good care of you!......
Posted by: Eric at January 23, 2008 09:46 PM (g02Hg)
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Hello! Good Site! Thanks you! gyhhgckxsah
Posted by: kxlmiqysjo at January 27, 2008 11:53 PM (gslWT)
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January 07, 2008
In These Shoes ... ? Hunny, I Don't Think So ...
Ahhh ... almost 70 degrees today and lunch out of doors for the first time in a LONG time. And the weather promises to be just as nice tomorrow.
Its almost enough to make me not care about having to dress up tomorrow ...
OPEN TOED SHOES!!
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Posted by: David M at January 08, 2008 11:22 AM (gIAM9)
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Dress up? Had no choice on that one... But I did wear the open toed shoes!!
Posted by: Princess Cat at January 08, 2008 05:42 PM (qMzFB)
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ya know I knew he would be here....
shoe weirdness
Posted by: awtm at January 08, 2008 08:37 PM (I5BpZ)
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Don't open toe shoes first require pedicures and a general "gussying up" of one's feet? I don't know for sure, but I get told that a lot by women.
So did you do the open toe shoe? Did you need to get a pedicure first?
Posted by: The Maximum Leader at January 09, 2008 01:33 PM (WpYbd)
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Good deal..
And "R" - It is not shoe wierdness.... well okay maybe it is..but its a healthy wierdness.
Posted by: David M at January 11, 2008 04:23 PM (gIAM9)
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is it healthy?
I do not know is there such a thing as a healthy fetish? Maybe I need to get out more, or read more , or something....
at least you are not a furrie D!
Posted by: awtm at January 13, 2008 04:17 PM (WAuW4)
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Of course there are healthy fetishes...any fetish I have is healthy. mmmmm, I wonder if I'm digging myself in a little too deep here...
Posted by: David M at January 16, 2008 01:35 PM (gIAM9)
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January 02, 2008
So Much for That Raise ...
One should not start a new year crying ...
I just got off the phone with the new "I think I'm fantastic" dentist office. Apparently my entire mouth full of is rotting out of my head at a speed I never imagined possible. Well, ok ... its not that bad ... but it is bad.
The first installment of four filling appointments (yes, I said four) is slated to cost me a whopping $1,095 and my insurance has graciously agreed to pay the lovely sum of $84. That only leaves me with another $1,011 to come up with.
multiply times four ...
I'm looking at approximately $4000 flying out of my bank account before the year even gets off to a rolling start.
Oh, and did I note that Mr. I Am So Fantastic has no idea why I have so many cavities? He assumed I drink soda and eat a lot of candy ... neither of which I do. I am a daily brusher. Granted a less than daily flosser. But I avoid gum, mints, soda, candy, chewy foods ... so care to explain why I'm looking at drill-a-palooza 08 ...?
Someone please tell me I'm still sleeping off a bad night of binge drinking and that this is just a nightmare I will wake up from quite soon ...
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Considering the $$$'s involved have you thought about getting a second opinion? That's an awful lot of money. I think it would be a good thing to do even if the second dentist tells you the same because then you'll know for sure. Besides if the teeth have waited this long - they can wait a tad longer without a problem. Unless you have a raging toothache.
Posted by: Teresa at January 02, 2008 03:14 PM (rVIv9)
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Did you grow up around non floridated water?
I did...
I have had that Dentist appointment before.
Gotta love BCBS Federal it sucks ass when dental work needs to be done.
DH needs crowns, on his entire lower jaw, 10,000$$$
our insurance will pay 25$
Posted by: AWTM at January 02, 2008 05:21 PM (aXcqg)
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Am avoiding dentist like plague. Need two crowns and some crown buildup work because I got root canals but couldn't afford the rest of the work. I'm all about just getting out of pain, not the whole kit and kaboodle. I hate thinking that my mouth could be worth more than a year's rent if I kept up with all the required maintenance. ...
Posted by: dawn at January 02, 2008 11:01 PM (HT2EY)
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All dentists are fucking thieves. I'd get a second opinion before I did anything. On the other hand never go with the cheapest one either. You want quality work but at a reasonable price.
You would be very surprised to know how much the price and what supposedly needs to be done varies from dentist to dentist.
I have a friend that works in a dental lab where they make the crowns, bridgework, false teeth etc. He tells me that dentists are the biggest, greediest thieves on the planet. He said most charge the patient between 8 and 10 times what the actual labwork costs them.
Good luck with it sweetie. I hate dentists. I only go when I absolutely have to. It doesn't matter if you go once a year or once every five years. The cost is the same if you take good care of your teeth in between visits.
Flossing is the most important part of oral hygiene. If you don't floss, you may as well not do anything else either. Between your teeth is where the bacteria and other critters grow that cause cavities and bad breath.
I'm over half a century old and still have all my teeth with no cavities. The only ones I don't have are the 4 wisdom teeth. The sooner you get rid of those the better off you are. They are useless teeth that do nothing but harbor bacteria that rot your other rear molars and make it difficult to brush and floss those back teeth.
I go to a dentist once every 5 years on average. I always get a second opinion if they want to do anything that costs over $1000.
Get what you need done now and take good care of your teeth in the future. Never take one dentist's word for anything. Believe me, they make it up as they go along. Their prices all depend on how old their car and house is or if they have a new kid on the way or maybe the holidays are coming and they are short on cash.
;-)
Joe
Posted by: Assrot at January 05, 2008 10:25 AM (lg7BM)
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I had to do this two years ago. I needed two new fillings and two replacements. I assume you're younger than me, but what I was told is that fillings last about 15 years. The two I had to have replaced where about 20 years old. I had all four done in one appointment and enough lidocaine to sedate a small village. I drooled for a good 24 hours. Good times.
Posted by: Pia at January 08, 2008 11:16 AM (KMRj8)
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January 01, 2008
You Think You're One of Millions, But You're One in a Million to Me
So, I find myself reading books that came from blogs instead of reading actual, um ... blogs. It feels really strange, to be perfectly honest.
On the other hand, it has renewed my interest in this blog ... who knows to what end at this point. I don't really seem to stick to much of anything these days, now do I?
I laugh at the stories these women are telling, thinking to myself ... I should get in on this racket - I'm funny ... While at the same time thinking ... Why on earth would anyone read a book of my life ... and why am I reading one about theirs?
So ... you tell me? What's it gonna take to get this junk in print so I can afford that damn laptop I am still drooling over?
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I find myself reading books much less than I used to...in fact, I'm thinking of taking a blog break to read a couple of important books just out and forthcoming.
Hope you're having a great holiday!
Posted by: americaneocon at January 01, 2008 09:55 PM (7iSwk)
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sit your butt in a chair and write. Then write well. Then get it published. Then get paid.
Simple.
Posted by: RSM at January 01, 2008 10:09 PM (1NxnT)
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What RSM said... and Happy New Year!!!
Posted by: Teresa at January 02, 2008 12:13 AM (rVIv9)
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Hey I remember sending you those lyrics......
Posted by: Jesse at January 07, 2008 06:34 PM (4Hz6O)
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