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I could use some prayer. I am usually in the prayer chat room, but chat is down and I need prayer now.
Yesterday I got my front righ tooth pulled. About 4 years ago I had a root canal in that tooth. Afterwards it wasn't healing as it should and I went back with tooth pain. The dentist said it was cracked and would need to be removed. I would have to pay for extraction and a replacement. I told him it had to be because the tooth was weakened from the root canal and he should pay. We went round and round about it, and I just decided to keep the tooth.
Well this week it had been hurting so bad I couldn't wait. I went to the ER Monday night and they gave me motrin, penicillin, and an appointment the next day to their dental clinic. I went and from the xray the dr said it would have to be pulled. It was cracked to the root and he was suprised I had made it 4 years with it in this condition. I just cried and said pull it. I make a small wage at the job I'm at now and their insurance is really expensive. $1500 out of pocket deductible and probably won't cover a replacement tooth because it's considered cosmetic.
I work in a Christian call center as a fundraiser and I am talking for 8 hours a day and 5 days a week in a row, so my pronunciation and tone are vital. I am having a hard time pronouncing f's and other words, and most of the donors are old with bad hearing, so if they can't understand me I'm not going to get the gift.
But it has really effected my self esteem more than anything. My smile means everything to me, and I have been so upset everytime I walk past a mirror. I am 40 and single since last November and would like to look my best so I can date again. Now with missing a tooth I can guarantee that's not going to happen anytime soon.
I know being vain is a sin, but this is more than just vanity...it's going to affect how I make a living. So pray that God would help me pay for a replacement tooth, and for my deductible to pay for the extraction. Thanks saints and my CC family.
Yesterday I got my front righ tooth pulled. About 4 years ago I had a root canal in that tooth. Afterwards it wasn't healing as it should and I went back with tooth pain. The dentist said it was cracked and would need to be removed. I would have to pay for extraction and a replacement. I told him it had to be because the tooth was weakened from the root canal and he should pay. We went round and round about it, and I just decided to keep the tooth.
Well this week it had been hurting so bad I couldn't wait. I went to the ER Monday night and they gave me motrin, penicillin, and an appointment the next day to their dental clinic. I went and from the xray the dr said it would have to be pulled. It was cracked to the root and he was suprised I had made it 4 years with it in this condition. I just cried and said pull it. I make a small wage at the job I'm at now and their insurance is really expensive. $1500 out of pocket deductible and probably won't cover a replacement tooth because it's considered cosmetic.
I work in a Christian call center as a fundraiser and I am talking for 8 hours a day and 5 days a week in a row, so my pronunciation and tone are vital. I am having a hard time pronouncing f's and other words, and most of the donors are old with bad hearing, so if they can't understand me I'm not going to get the gift.
But it has really effected my self esteem more than anything. My smile means everything to me, and I have been so upset everytime I walk past a mirror. I am 40 and single since last November and would like to look my best so I can date again. Now with missing a tooth I can guarantee that's not going to happen anytime soon.
I know being vain is a sin, but this is more than just vanity...it's going to affect how I make a living. So pray that God would help me pay for a replacement tooth, and for my deductible to pay for the extraction. Thanks saints and my CC family.
