Relieve my dental pain

I wish this was a bright and shiny email, instead of an embarrassing and dreary, especially on my birthday. I have had so much stress with 3 other big problems and this is 4th problem is the icing on the cake and by far the cheapest problem, but still spendy for me.

 

What happens when your dental clinic is incompetent?

Then you wind up with a mouth full of dental problems that hurt physically and the pocketbook.

 

Goal: I want to be able to afford to be able to eat pain free.

With your help and my parents, I want to be able to eat and drink food of all temperatures. The good news, I have lost weight this week, since it hurts to drink and eat. I found I can drink luke warm water if I tilt my head to the left. I am able to eat some foods if they are dry and luke warm, so I have just avoided eating.

 

Cavities and their fillings

• 4x300=1,200 Right side Immediate cavities causing pain

• 4x300=1,200 Left side, milder pain, cavities

• Root canal 2400

• Crown and build up 1500

 

$6300

 

I have talked to 5 dentists and have had 7 dentist visits in the last 3 days. Competency levels wildly vary.

 

Thursday, I got the monstrous cavity removed. It was 6mm deep x10mm wide that was under my filling. (I do have a pic). This was tooth #3 which is back top molar. The competent dentist suspects this was many months, maybe even a year that is has been growing.

 

However, that didn't resolve the pain. So I will limit my eating during my bday weekend to make until Monday or Tuesday to get take out the cavity on the neighboring tooth #2. Then there are 2 more after that. If that doesn't resolve it, then it will be root canal time. This is just on my right side.

 

The left side gets sore sometimes (I am teeth grinder). There are 2 cavities just at a glance, no doubt there are more. Next week, I will ask if the dentist can look at the left side.

 

You may wonder, do you brush your teeth? Yes, I use a sonicare in the morning and night. I use a flosser and mouth wash.

 

I have state insurance, so it is a drastically different level of care. I just went to the dentist in November and there were no cavities detected. Yesterday and the day before, the state clinic saw no cavities, confirmed by their two dentists, yet I have 4 just on my right side.

 

I thought about showing you pictures, so you can see, you don't have to be a dentist to notice these cavities, but I think it is gross.

 

Why don't you change providers?

I don't think I have a choice, I have state insurance, Medicare.

 

I spend all my time advocating for Asian Americans, saving my neighboring property and environment thus I don't an income.

 

I have had so much on my plate I don't have time to drink or eat anyway.

 

Thanks for your consideration. Anything amount is helpful. $5, 10, 20, ...thanks.