Pain Rules Sleep and More

Having the multiple disorders I have. I am no stranger to pain. However, my pain has been Very Well controlled with the help of my doctor's and use of medical marijuana products. In just a few years time, once I was Correctly Diagnosed... and treated. My prescription count, went from some 18-22 Different medications per day, to just 4. At one point... I had an Addition to my prescription list, when I was on All of the mass quantity, that, when I began feeling odd, I called the pharmacist first (pharmacist's are a Very Good first step, they can answer questions about medications quicker, than getting to a physician, and, prescriptions as well as interactions Are Their specialties) He apologetically said, "I can't really say one is causing an issue Over another, But, you are on Too many contradictory medications. It isn't safe" 

Fast forward to now. I'm sleeping 2-3 hours at a time. Depends on the pain in my face. I have 16 teeth, and 2 areas with fragments below the gumline, but all are broken. On the Up Side... the roots are All fairly straight. Nothing is wrapped around my jaw or tangled. In fact. Although Aspen Dental Insisted they REQUIRED surgery, 4+ years ago, they Simply wanted the extra money. 

They explained, regular extraction WAS $50/tooth, and Surgical removal WAS $150/tooth. At the time, I had 18 teeth. Maybe 20. They said they could pull 2 only, so, they would Only do them surgically,  tgey would All be surgical. 

Before dentures, they quoted me $6500, as a 220% Below poverished, single woman, on disability. Not Exactly the Commercial on TV, is it. It was a Major wasted day. 70 miles 1 way. 2 hours of bullshit, and, applying for credit I Knew I wasn't going to qualify for. 

Then, I go to a more local office. And, the dentist knows I have no insurance, no state aid, nothing. No Guarantee of Any pay by me. Yet. He sees me, sets up a Very Detailed x-ray, and physical exam. With the Utmost care and gentleness,  and Emails the referral I need to the surgeon. All, for less than the price of 4 gallons of gas. He takes me as a new patient, and, tells me... The ONLY reason he won't pull them, right there, in his office, is my Other Medical issues. Thyroid cancer, Graves, RA, Psoriasis, Fibromyalgia... but, Otherwise, they would come out easily, Except for the 2 that broke Off below the gumline. 

I guess, what I am saying is, before you go to some place, like "Aspen Dental" ... maybe look in places you may have been disappearing in the past. Aspen dental, doesn't care about Anything but the bottom line. Why offer me what I could afford? I Could be Done with this... if they had Not Lied about the necessity of surgery. I Didn't Have cancer then. That is Clear. 

Regardless. Daily. I remind myself, once they are out, and it's been a few days, the worst will be over. I haven't been able to craft too much. Hopefully, I'll be able to get a couple of books done, and a few newer paintings. I'm hoping to auction them off to help pay for At Least Some of this. The financial part HAS ALWAYS held me back 100%. The Straight Anxiety involved, plays a Real close second.

Again. Thank you for reading. Feel free to share my late night rambles... 

B.