There's no help anywhere

[frualeydis]

They didn't do anything about my teeth!! They said that nowadays they don't take out the wisdom teeth unless you have repeated problems with them. Well, if one month of enough pain to keep you awake all night (didn't sleep at all tonight) doesn't count as repeated problems, what does??!!
He cleaned out some puss where one of the teeth was beginning to break through and checked all my other teeth, gave me some toothbrushing advice and then charged me almost 100$. Then he told me that of course I could call tomorrow if it was still that bad, but after paying 80$ a week ago and this much today, I couldn't afford it anyway.
I cried a lot on the way home and when I got home. I've managed to sleep four hours in one hour intervals during the day, but that is only because Rickard is home and takes care of Maja when she's not eating. But Rickard starts working again on friday, I can't se how I can be trusted to take care of a baby if I don't sleep at all, or maximum two hours per night.

Comments

[guyelfkin.livejournal.com]

HUGS!

You poor thing.

I know it's more expense, but coudln't you try changing dentists? I've been told one thing by one dentist and a completely different thing by another in the past.

Teddy

[flummoxicated.livejournal.com]

That's nuts! Can you possibly go to another dentist?

[lilithsheeba.livejournal.com]

You need another dentist.
My dentist wanted to take my tooth because I had a small hole but I said no so she fixed it.

[mirazandar.livejournal.com]

aww... dentists are bad end evil creatures. And you told him how bad it had been, and he said that it didn't cout as repeated problems? Freaky freaky...

[pinque.livejournal.com]

Good grief. My dentist wanted me to take my wisdom teeth out for years before they caused problems! The aim was prevention as they definitely were going to be trouble (by the time they were out there was a cavity in each due to not beign able to clean them properly.

Could you possibly see another dentist? It may be different in Sweden*, but it seems common elsewhere to not wait for the problems, but to whip them out before they cause real problems.

The big problem is you may wind up going to emergency surgery because of it....

*different certainly in pricing.

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

I'm considering switching to a private dentist, but I can't do it now, because I really don't have the money to go to the dentist more this month.

Eva