Today, I went to the dentist at 8:30 for a check up. I walked out at 2:00 with a root canal and several thousand dollars in debt. I guess I'm not having a wedding this year or quitting the job I hate. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I had an appointment with my dentist to check for cavities. He told me that most of my teeth have cavities, and that I may need a root canal. In fact, I ended up actually getting a painful root canal. FML
Today, I canceled my dental check-up because I'm getting busy at work. Then, as I was flossing, my finger slipped, I heard a "crunch" from one of my fillings, and I now have a killer toothache. It's costing me double to go to the dentist because it's now an emergency call. FML
Today, it was the fourth time I've had major dental work done, because my dentist messed up my root canal. After almost a dozen needles, three missed work days, over $1,000, and 2 broken tools, I only have a tiny, barely-successful filling to show for it. FML
Today, I went to my new dentist and before he started looking at my teeth, I told him my previous dentist had never found a single thing wrong with my teeth. After looking around, he chuckled humourlessly and called my last dentist idiotic. I now have a $580 bill and a root canal next week. FML
Today, I went to the dentist after not being there for 3 years. I was told that I had loads of cavities and that I would need to pay $3,000 for a serious mouth surgery. The reason I hadn't been to the dentist in 3 years: I've been married to a dentist for 3 years that said my teeth were "perfect." FML
Today, I went to the dentist. Normally I walk out with no work to be done as he says my teeth are always great. I thought it was weird this time that he was scraping and pushing at my tooth when he usually doesn't. I'd walked in with a full set of teeth, walked out with a dentist-caused chipped tooth and a filling booked in. FML
Today, at the dentist, I was just supposed to get three small cavities filled. I walked out with a referral slip for the endodontist. Hello, root canal. Fuck you, genetics. FML
Today, after 6 dentist visits, 2 root canals, and $1,500 that I'll likely have to sell vital organs to pay, the agonizing tooth pain I've had for months is unrelenting. Apparently, shrugging and offering to experimentally yank all my bottom teeth is my smurf-shit of a dentist's actual plan. FML
Today, I went to the dentist after 24 hours of severe tooth pain. They did an emergency root canal. After the anesthesia wore off, within minutes, the pain returned only worse than before. Called the dentist, I had to return, only to find they had done the root canal on the wrong tooth. FML
Today, I got a root canal. It wouldn't have been that bad if the dentist hadn't performed it on the wrong tooth. FML
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INDYSTRUCTABLE 43
you could've spaced out the dental work accordingly. since you only went in for a check up it doesn't sound like it was an emergency.
thatslifeiguess7 16
Why does a wedding need to cost an arm and a leg? I had a simple garden wedding and spent $300.00. The person is the important thing . As for your job don't wait till you find something better. These are first world problems.
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amarie2009 22
Didn't they tell you upfront about the costs? You could have refused you know, since it was only a check up.Finf another job you actuualy love, pay of your debt, save some decent money and then think about marriage.
Zanquis 22
Pro-tip: Next time you need a root canal trip: combine it with a trip to Europe. In Netherlands, we have actually fixed rates for dentist that are REASONABLE. In most cases you should be done for less than $200,- My brother in law from Ghana had a root canal done on a saturday evening emergency and even with the emergency fees included the cost was under $250,- Basically you could have gone on a honeymoon to Amsterdam, get your root canal done and STILL be cheaper off than going to the dentist (or any doctor) in the USA. I think if you want to cut cost on your medical bills: "Book a flight to Europe". If enough do it maybe the medical world in the USA will stop seeing you all as easy money and more as patients that need care.
Lobby_Bee 18
You don't know how to say no, do you?
lilStiffkitten 3
Should have just had the tooth pulled. It is a lot cheaper and you won't have to come back every 5 to 10 years for another $1500 crown.
Vishrut Kumar 2
The opposite happens in India A patient comes in at 8:30 and leaves at 2 And the dentist thinks "I won't get married this year either or the next or the one after that..." "I'll do this job for ever till I die beside the chair" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hangryko 32
Just elope now. Have the ceremony and/or reception later when you can afford it.