A Week Later

 I'm a week post my extractions. I'm trying to start eating some more solid food. I'm in pain still. My body is reacting very badly to the antibiotics. I'm in some high discomfort because of mouth sores. My dentures are starting to get loose.

So, yeah, it's not the best day. It's not the best one week anniversary. 

I joined a support group and that seems to be helping. I know this isn't going to be easy for a while, maybe not even easy for a year. I know I've actually been spared from some of the things that can happen. I didn't get the horrible swelling and I didn't get any bruises. Still, this kind of sucks.

Annoyance

I'm 3 days out from teeth extractions and I'm in pain. I'm progressing, but there is only so much I can do. I need time to recover. I need time to accept this and learn it. I just need time.

What I got instead was an annoyance. I've had a mailbox on my house for years now. They only let people in my area who are very badly off have one of those and apparently that no longer includes me. This is very frustrating, especially with a mouth full of holes and stitches. 

There is nothing I can do about it though. 

New Start

 Today was very long. I had to be up at the dentist's office by 8 to do impressions. Then a few hours later, I had my extraction procedure. I'm still numb and my mouth won't stop bleeding. That's common after this kind of mouth trauma. I have to go back tomorrow to find out if things are as they should be.

I would not have made it through today without my roommate. He got me scripts for me and stayed by my side as I was more or less panicking.

For a Friend

 This is a link to my friend's GoFundMe page. She's worked very hard to get to this point in her education and this next step is going to require some outside assistance. If you can, please go read her story and maybe drop a donation her way. It would make a big difference to her and eventually a big difference to a lot of people given that she plans to help people in her career. 

Thank you.

Persistence Pays Off

I called the insurance this morning and talked to someone who seemed to know more about what was going on. They even gave me a more direct phone number to reach their office. The person I talked acted like they understood what I was going through. I'm not sure if they said something to the people in charge or not, but by the time I called the dentist's office to see if they had any news, everything had been approved.

Better yet, there was a cancelation on Monday so I'm getting in very quickly. Monday is going to be a rough day, and the start of a long recovery, but at least things are finally happening.

I almost talked myself out of calling the dentist's office today because I had called them yesterday. I'm so glad I did though because otherwise I might be waiting another week or so before they could even fit me in. 

Still Waiting

Insurance is dragging its feet about my approval. I've been trying to stay on top of it, but outside of calling them, there isn't a lot else I can do. 

I'm trying not to despair, but I need this to happen. I'm in a lot of pain and I need something to change. I'm also doing what I can to manage the pain, but there is only so much I can do. 

So I wait.

Really

Yesterday we had an electrician come by, which didn't turn out to be such a big deal. Today we had to take the car in to have the AC looked at, which also seems to have worked.

And then tonight the toilet started acting up.

I mean, just.....REALLY?

Look. I know the last two repairs were easy and not THAT expensive, but they were still stressful and still cost money. If you've been on the blog for long, you know I don't have a lot of money.

My spoons are gone. They're all expended on the impending medical issues I'm going to have to deal with. That's where my thoughts are and I don't have room for a lot of other stressful things right now.

So, universe, can we please just not?