My Medical Fund: Oral Surgery

To my family, friends and their families and friends and benevolent strangers:

Most of you already know my story. For those of you that don't, I will try to tell y'all about myself and my situation as quickly and succinctly as I can. First and foremost, I am a wife and mother.  My husband and I have been together for about a decade and despite the craziness that we have been through we are still sweethearts and best friends so I'm pretty sure he is definitely "The One." :)  Together we are raising a son and daughter, currently ages 12 and 14.  We have great support from both of our families and our little family of four is pretty happy.   As you read about my situation keep in mind that I am happy. I am loved. I am safe and I am blessed. I love being a wife and mom. To view things in a positive light is not always easy, but I want you to know my true heart. And, I wanted all who read this to know the blessings and miracles I have been given already. I have never done something like this before but I believe that this is the miracle I need so desparately right now. I know I am asking for money already but I would also like to asks for prayers. I believe in miracles and I believe with all os me that thousands of prayer warriors are so very effective when it comes to getting those miracles. So, if you have a minute call out to God and ask him for a miracle.

Here is a list of some of the positives:
I am married to my soul-mate and best friend
I am the most proud momma because my kiddos are amazing. They are strong, intelligent Lil'  People. And best of all,  they are compassionate and loving.
I am so blessed to be a wife, lover, soul-mate, momma, daughter, sister, cousin,  penpal,  neice,  aunt, grand-daughter,  friend, best friend, confidante and more. Other than the stuff I am going to tell you next my life is really good. It takes hard work, but it is definitely worth it.

Not so positive things:
#1.  I was diagnosed with Stage IV. Metastatic Breast Cancer nearly 7 years ago in July of 2010
#2.  I am still fighting the cancer. the effects of the cancer its self, the side effects of the medications to treat and or (cure) the cancer and I live every day in crazy pain. On a reallu good day my pain is somewhere between 3-5 on the 1-10 pain scale. On a bad day, which is more often than not my pain level is somewhere between  7-11 on the 1-10 scale.  I hope for a 5 everyday because anything over that means I will spend all day in bed, in pain.

So, here is a quick rundown of the last 7 years of my life. And the lives of my husband, kiddos, parents, etc...
In the last seven years I have had somewhere between 9-12 surgeries, the most significant being the replacement of my left hip and femur due to extensive damage from the cancer. I tested positive for H2N, which indicated that my cancer was being fed by my hormone production so I was immediately put on Hormone Blocker Therapy which threw me into menopause at the ripe old age of 29.  Multiple rounds of chemotherapy , some through an IV connected to a permanent pirt in my chest, others taken orally.  One of the oral chemos was kind enough to give me neuropathy, which I still live with today.  I have had more PET scans, CT scans, MRI scans, Lumbar Punctures, blood tests, colonoscopies in conjuction with upper GI scopes, breast exams, mammograms, physical therapy and a plethora of home medications, both OTC and prescription that balances out to about 17-20 pills a day. And now, the procedures that caused the problem I have now and why I am asking for this money.
Eventually, the Breast Cancer spread to my brain.  My Radiation Oncologist discovered multiple turmors on my brain while I was having radiation to my back, pelvic wings and hips. In order to get rid of the brain tumors I was treated with Whole Brain Radiation, Gamma Ray Radiation and Cyber Knife Radiation. I new that I would lose my hair permanently and I would also suffer from short term memory loss. I believe most of this occurred between  2012-2014. I expected no other complications.  However, approximately 18 months ago I started noticing that every time I brushed my teeth small pieces of my teeth would break loose and fall into the sink. For a while I thought I must be going crazy and there was no way pieces of my teeth were just falling out of my head. But, two months later I was no longer losing tiny pieces, I was losing half of a tooth or a whole tooth.  To date, I have had 6 teeth removed by my dentist simply to help with the pain. I assumed I was losing my teeth because of all the vomiting I did while on chemo. However, it was the radiation that caused this problem and now I need to have the rest of my teeth surgically removed by an Oral Surgeon so that I can get my full set of dentures, which have already been made by my dentist. My insurance company and Compassionate Dentistry covered everything the dentist has done including the cost of the dentures.
However, the oral surgeon does not work with Compassionate dentistry.  My insurance will pay the surgeon $1600. That is the maximum amount the insurance company will pay out for dental work in a calendar year. That leaves my husband and me responsible for over $6000 for the surgery and other charges such as consultation visit(s) and after care visits, etcetera, etcetera. 
At this point everything is good to go on the medical end of things.  All mydoctors cleared me for this procedure and the Oral Surgeon wants to schedule the surgical procedure as soon as possible.  I need this surgery in  the worst of ways.  My mouth and gums hurt all the time.  I am currently on a regimen of antibiotics and steriods. These medications are to insure that I have no kind of infection on surgery day. i don't eat well because I don't have most of my back teeth and the ones that I do have hurt to bad to chew with.  Because of my poor diet I have little to no energy. I suffer with true exhaustion on a daily basis, which means I am usually in bed resting or in bed sleeping while my husband and kiddos are doing family things without me. I need these funds as soon as possible. I want to get back to living life instead of watching life being lived around and without me. All donations, big or small will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance to those who donate and thank you to those that spread the work about my situation and need.
Sincerely, Brekisha McCartney