Tax returns and Root Canals (749 hits)
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Submitted by Corn Nugget (View user info) at 2005-02-02 17:18:29 EST
I sat at the computer for about an hour yesterday, filing my taxes.
Imagine my surprise when I realized I'd be getting about 1,000 bucks back. Immediately I started making a mental list of how to spend this money.
Then I opened a RTF (because I dont have Word or anything), and made a TYPED list. It read as follows:
1. Pay AJ back for my flight, so as not to be sexually indebted to him.
2. Buy clothes. Some shorts, tank tops, pants, clothes clothes clothes, etc...
3. Pay for my two bridesmaid dresses.
4. Save money for Vegas
Shit, I'd probably have some money left OVER!!!
Money left over. What a luxury!
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My joy was dampened just a bit when I woke up today. My phone beeped, reminding me that I had a dentist appointment. I guess EVERYONE could say they hate the dentist- but I REALLY do.
It all started when I was little. The first cavity I had filled was horrible. Not just the "normal" horror of having a cavity filled... but pain horror.
"Okay, Corinne, your mouth is all numb... I'm going to get started. This won't hurt." He leaned over, turned on his drill, and went to work. The lady sat to my left, sucking the spit out with that little spit sucker.
The drill sounded like thirty thousand monkeys screaming in my ear. The smell was of burning bodies.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!" I jerked my head back.
It fucking hurt.
"Calm down, the noise is bad, I know... but it's not a big deal." He said, a bit annoyed.
Tears started rolling down my cheeks, "No, I swear, it hurts!"
"There is no way that you can feel it. You just think you do. It's just a little pressure." He started drilling again.
"AAAARRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHH!"
"Corinne! Stay calm, you're making this harder than it is."
drill drill
It was the worst pain I had ever felt. I started closing my mouth, and he withdrew his hand.
"Don't make me tell your mom you're being difficult!"
So yes, I endured it.
But I felt it, dammit. I wasn't fully numbed.
Turns out, he had missed the nerve or some-such-thing.
So now, 20 years later, having had 4 more cavities filled without problem, I still worry that it'll happen again.
I sat in the chair today, sweating, tensed up, worried, anxious, etc... They did the x-rays, poked around, and said, "You need a root canal, Corinne. You should have come in sooner about this tooth."
"Yeah, but I hate the dentist." I told her.
She said, "Everyone does- and you're really going to hate me after the root canal."
So- Next week, I'm having a root canal.
On the way home I called my insurance company to find out how much they would cover. They said, "None."
"None? None? Not even a little?"
"No, none."
"Then WHY do I have dental insurance???"
"We cover prevention and fillings- things like that. Not Endodontics."
"Great, thanks." I hit end, and called the dentist to ask how much the root canal would be.
"Hmm... about 1,000."
Maybe I'll do my OWN root canal! I mean- I cut my own hair... how much harder can dental work be?
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Submitted by Dustbrother (user info) at 2005-02-25 09:51:40 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
yeah, this was pretty racist
Submitted by Jo_of_the_golden_P (user info) at 2005-02-03 19:48:38 EST (#)
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You poor girl.
I had an appointment to get a filling, but the dentist looked in my mouth and said "Your throat looks like raw hamburger, come back in a month."
w00t! Strep Throat Saves The Day!
Submitted by corn_nugget (user info) at 2005-02-03 19:39:17 EST (#)
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Oh no... I'm still going.
Of course today I feel like I don't want to.
Submitted by TigerLilly (user info) at 2005-02-03 09:48:42 EST (#)
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Wait!! Does this mean you can't go to Vegas??
Please tell me you are going. I want to meet you.
Submitted by corn_nugget (user info) at 2005-02-03 08:45:26 EST (#)
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I can't be bothered to look it up, so I'll speak from memory here:
Some people are more prone to cavities than others.
The End.
(I swear that it's accurate, but I can't remember where I heard it, or the facts around it, etc. Maybe I just dreampt it)
Submitted by CaptainThorns (user info) at 2005-02-03 08:13:39 EST (#)
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"Wh ... what's going on? Wh ... wha ... why am I on a Japanese box?
-- Homer Simpson
In Marge We Trust"
-2 for not taking care of your teeth - I'm 28 and nary a cavity yet. It's easy to brush and floss daily. Flossing is linked to prevention of heart disease, also.
+2 for the tax refund half of this post
Submitted by corn_nugget (user info) at 2005-02-02 20:51:49 EST (#)
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Strawberry- my sister used to work at the dentist office, so she's been giving me advice and stuff. Next week I may be able to change my insurance, so I can get a better plan... hopefully that will solve my problem. As far as the anxiety- yes, I get it... but I'm already "over" medicated as it is, so I'll just grin and bare it.
Thanks, though...
Submitted by strwbryfanatic (user info) at 2005-02-02 20:23:45 EST (#)
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I worked at a dental office for about 5 years. I have talked to all of the assholes at various insurance companies. Sometimes, you can make them pay for things they don't want to pay for. Perhaps a root canal. Also, you could check to see if your employer offers you a PPO plan. If that is the case, you may be able to go to another dental office and have it covered!
If I can help you out with anything, please let me know. I have the hook up. Well, kinda.
AIM: strwbryfanatic
-OR-
strwbryfanatic.at.gmail.com
In addition, if you are sincerely anxious about this appointment, your dentist can prescribe you some anti-axiety medication. It seemed to work for the patients that requested it at the office I worked at.
Hope this helped...or...something.
-Rachael
Submitted by Saxon (user info) at 2005-02-02 20:06:03 EST (#)
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Im thinking of having all mine pulled and getting a set of dentures like Donny Osmonds.
Submitted by Durae (user info) at 2005-02-02 19:49:23 EST (#)
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ughhh, that blows.
Submitted by Grin (user info) at 2005-02-02 19:39:24 EST (#)
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made my skin crawl. Feel better.
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-02-02 18:56:53 EST (#)
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Try having your ear-drum pierced without anasthesy. The sound of 30 thousands jets is more hard to cope with than monkey!
I'm so badass (I fell unconscious though)
Submitted by MANICMOTHER (user info) at 2005-02-02 18:47:09 EST (#)
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Never had a cavity but at 16 I had oral surgery to take out my wisdom teeth.
My first time with vicodin.
Good times.
Submitted by MandaPanda (user info) at 2005-02-02 18:30:38 EST (#)
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I like going to the dentist.
Submitted by darko (user info) at 2005-02-02 18:09:02 EST (#)
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+2 for groundhog day!
Submitted by Jarvis (user info) at 2005-02-02 18:05:56 EST (#)
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I've had 6 or 7 teeth pulled
3 fillings
I had to wear braces twice
Bone graphing in my upper jaw
A post implant where that graphing was done
Got the tooth put on the post implant
I still have to get 4 wisdom teeth pulled out
Submitted by bossk (user info) at 2005-02-02 18:03:14 EST (#)
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Submitted by EatMeCompletely (user info) at 2005-02-02 17:42:33 (#)
Ranking: 2
**is it safe**
Are you referring to that little googly-eyed gremlin on Gremlins 2?
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Marathon Man. Definitely not a movie to see within, say, six months of your next dental appointment. Then again, if you hate Dustin Hoffman, it may just be your favorite movie of his.
Submitted by drfeggphd (user info) at 2005-02-02 17:50:45 EST (#)
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see if you can find a dentist who uses a laser-drill. they are usually painless, often without anesthetic injections (and can be used for root canals). healing is usually better, as well as less chance of infection.
Submitted by EatMeCompletely (user info) at 2005-02-02 17:42:33 EST (#)
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**is it safe**
Are you referring to that little googly-eyed gremlin on Gremlins 2?
Submitted by corn_nugget (user info) at 2005-02-02 17:41:05 EST (#)
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I'm almost considering having it pulled.
But then I dont know if the rest of my teeth will scoot over or do odd things.
Plus I don't know if it'll show when I smile. I don't THINK it'll be noticeable, but... I'm not sure.
GOD DAMN TEETH.
So I suppose I will go to the dentist more often. This procrastination business isn't worth it.
Submitted by creep_firebombing (user info) at 2005-02-02 17:35:11 EST (#)
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rape-age
Submitted by loki (user info) at 2005-02-02 17:29:03 EST (#)
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I have "good" dental insurance and it still cost me about $350 for a root canal. This compared to the four wisdom teeth I had pulled in college sans insurance.
**is it safe**
don't think about that when you're in the chair
Submitted by HadToBeDone (user info) at 2005-02-02 17:27:08 EST (#)
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Poor thing....
Submitted by 1Point21Gigawatts (user info) at 2005-02-02 17:23:11 (#)
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Would you hate me if I said I was getting back $4200?
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You do know that means you're doing your withholding wrong, don't you?
Just think, you and a million other suckers letting the government earn interest so you can feel like you got a deal....
Submitted by mles76 (user info) at 2005-02-02 17:24:06 EST (#)
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Take care of your teeth
Submitted by 1Point21Gigawatts (user info) at 2005-02-02 17:23:11 EST (#)
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Would you hate me if I said I was getting back $4200?
Submitted by wardy (user info) at 2005-02-02 17:22:00 EST (#)
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that's some bullshit... dental insurance bastards.
i could do a root canal, i've got some great drugs that'll knock you out for a good while. i can promise you won't feel a thing.
Submitted by EAZEDZT (user info) at 2005-02-02 17:20:47 EST (#)
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It's like manna from the heavens.