Its not even Friday the 13th...why is so much going wrong

I should have stayed with my previous dentist but I changed to one closer to me and now I'm paying the price.

Last night my crown came out. I can't eat, can't chew without back teeth and that's where the crown was.

So I call my dentist this morning and NONE of their offices are taking new adult patients!

They can schedule me for a video consult before coming to the office But oh! They aren't doing crowns because of fucking covid! The dentist can refer me to another dental office to have the work done.

AND they have no appts today or tomorrow for the video consult and the schedule for next week hasn't been released. I was told I could call later today to see if there are any cancelations and that the schedule for next week might be open then.

Its not even Friday the 13th...why is so much going wrong

I should have stayed with my previous dentist but I changed to one closer to me and now I'm paying the price.

Last night my crown came out. I can't eat, can't chew without back teeth and that's where the crown was.

So I call my dentist this morning and NONE of their offices are taking new adult patients!

They can schedule me for a video consult before coming to the office But oh! They aren't doing crowns because of fucking covid! The dentist can refer me to another dental office to have the work done.

AND they have no appts today or tomorrow for the video consult and the schedule for next week hasn't been released. I was told I could call later today to see if there are any cancelations and that the schedule for next week might be open then.

This is so frustrating

Why does stuff happen in the middle of the month!?

I found a dentist who is accepting new adult patients but they don't accept mid-month insurance transfers...so if I was going to have any kind of dental work done, I'd have to pay out of pocket!

I don't freaking have $1300 or however much it would be for a crown replacement to be done!

And! I don't even know if it can be done because there's not much of my original tooth left for the crown to be attached to!

I'm over here tearing up wondering how I'm going to eat, and that's not me being a fattie either.

It's probably not healthy to live off of meal replacement shakes, but I might have to for a while until I can see a dentist and see what work needs to be done, how much it's going to be, and how much my insurance will cover.

Thankfully, a crown in my case isn't cosmetic, so I'm sure my insurance will cover it.

I looked up what my dental plan covers and it looks like as long as the whole crown process isn't more than $1800, the insurance will cover it.

But I'm still stuck as to what to do for the next 17 days.

I think this is a case of sticking with where I'm currently at, waiting for the video consult and eventual referral, and hope that it isn't longer than 17 days?

This is so stupid. Logically, I understand why dental offices aren't accepting new patients but when an emergency comes up with a patient who already has their insurance with you (and just hasn't made the first appt), an exception should be made to see them...which I guess that's what this video consult will be.

This is so frustrating

Why does stuff happen in the middle of the month!?

I found a dentist who is accepting new adult patients but they don't accept mid-month insurance transfers...so if I was going to have any kind of dental work done, I'd have to pay out of pocket!

I don't freaking have $1300 or however much it would be for a crown replacement to be done!

And! I don't even know if it can be done because there's not much of my original tooth left for the crown to be attached to!

I'm over here tearing up wondering how I'm going to eat, and that's not me being a fattie either.

It's probably not healthy to live off of meal replacement shakes, but I might have to for a while until I can see a dentist and see what work needs to be done, how much it's going to be, and how much my insurance will cover.

Thankfully, a crown in my case isn't cosmetic, so I'm sure my insurance will cover it.

I looked up what my dental plan covers and it looks like as long as the whole crown process isn't more than $1800, the insurance will cover it.

But I'm still stuck as to what to do for the next 17 days.

I think this is a case of sticking with where I'm currently at, waiting for the video consult and eventual referral, and hope that it isn't longer than 17 days?

This is so stupid. Logically, I understand why dental offices aren't accepting new patients but when an emergency comes up with a patient who already has their insurance with you (and just hasn't made the first appt), an exception should be made to see them...which I guess that's what this video consult will be.

SUCCESS!

Video dental appt today at 2pm and if I need to come in, it will be to the South Gate dental office my insurance is with!

SUCCESS!

Video dental appt today at 2pm and if I need to come in, it will be to the South Gate dental office my insrance is with!

Last dentist update for the day!

Video dental consult done. The dentist thought that I could be seen later today or tomorrow but no.

I have to wait until Feb 24. That's the earliest appt 😕 I'm going to have to be creative with chewing of food.

Last dentist update for the day!

Video dental consult done. The dentist thought that I could be seen later today or tomorrow but no.

I have to wait until Feb 24. That's the earliest appt 😕 I'm going to have to be creative with chewing of food.