Watching shows about people whining about needing a “little more” plastic surgery (or at all) when they are nearly perfect makes me very upset. I am a single mother of four children (two of whom are disabled0who continues to struggle every day with a devastating dental disesase that makes me sick and people around me sick to even look at me. my smile is rotted right out of my mouth due to a DISEASE THAT I INHERITED…NOT LACK OF CARE OR THAT I AM SOME NASTY SCUZZ BALL. See my profile for my story. I am and have been continuing to literaly beg every talk show out there to help me get all of my teeth pulled (a mere $2000 would do it ALL) and dentures and i see these whiny chicks getting on the shows left and right getting plastic surgery and whining because their boobs are a little too far apart or not perky enough! it makes me so mad!! I can’t eat correctly because of these teeth! I am on pretty much a liquid and soft food diet and have been for a long time. A steak would be nice. vegetables. Too be able to eat a fantastic salad and not choke cuz i can’t chew it…that would be great!! Too be able to be taken seriously and not treated like a pariah would be damn grand! To not have my kids be EMBARRASSED to be around me at school or in public, to have them refuse to let me come to their activities because they get teased about their “rotten teeth” mom…that would be great to me but its something most other people take for granted…their smiles.
it would be nice to not worry about when (not IF… WHEN) I am going to die from the constant infections that i have in my mouth that drain into my mouth on a regular basis…. it would be nice to be somewhat normal in a world full of people who smile….and don’t realize what a precious gift that ability is. I take care of disabled children and have tried to find work again…but it’s a catch 22…no one will hire me, despite my professional experience, because of my nasty, unprofessional, unpresentable, makes me look like trash smile…kinda hard to get a decent job to pay for the teeth when employers literally cut interviews short and they think i don’t realize it’s my smile. They’ve only stared at nothing but my mouth for 20 minutes. That’s not obvious.. And yes I do have state medicaid…but they won’t do my dental..cuz I’m an adult. Apparently adults don’t need dental care??
So please excuse me if it makes me mad that someone is worried and whining on a talk show about a few crows feet, flabby arms or the size of their boobs.
I think I might be entitled.
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Hi Stacy.
I can understand your pain. I have never liked my smile, but I'm stuck with it also.
I feel at my age no one cares what I look like anymore. I get my check ups and 6 month cleanings and roll with the flow.
You should be able to get some kind of assistance for your dental health. It sounds like you have too much going on without qualifing for some kind of aid.
Good luck and God Bless.
Nanag, I do get some aid. I have medicaid but have had a heck of a time finding a dentist to help me. Not one single dentist in my county takes it. All the dentists that do take it are an hour away just about, with no transportation this is a problem. Also, i've callled those medicaid dentists (there are very few because Michigan Medicaid covers practically NOTHING for Adults) and their medicaid "waiting lists" are insane. I've been on one for over a year and half!! I'm scared actually. It's nto just a a matter of my smile anymore. I've got constant infection in my mouth and at any given tiem have 2 or 3 blisters from infection/abscess in my mouth. One of these days the peroxide and at home doctoring I do is not going to work and it will go to my brain or hear.t. I don't want to die!! i don't care if they just pull them otu and leave me toothless for a while! i just want to live, you know??
Have you talked with a pharmacist? Sometimes they can recommend OTC products that don't cost very much and do the same and high priced Rx. A lot of the old prescription stuff is now over the counter.
Good luck!
I've talked with everyone you can possibly imagine. My pharmacist actually told me that he is scared for me too. It's that bad. we'll see. I just keep praying and working away at finding a way to do it!
Hello Stacie,
I am so sorry for your pain. I understand pain that won't go away. One day I decided I will not let this pain take away my life, and my joy. I refused to let it distroy me. I wake up every morning thanking God for a pain free day. I have to say to myself several times a day. "I am pain free, I am healthly, I am joyful and thankful for being pain free. I am the child of the most high God and he will not let me be in pain today." Let me let you in on a secret. It works, it really works. I am so glad that each day and hour that I have ask God to let me be painfree He has answered that prayer. I am not sure of your faith, but I do know in my heart, my faith in Him gets stronger everyday. May He lay a healing hand and blessing on you and your children.
Blessings to You always!
Sonshine
Hello Stacie,
I am so sorry for your pain. I understand pain that won't go away. One day I decided I will not let this pain take away my life, and my joy. I refused to let it distroy me. I wake up every morning thanking God for a pain free day. I have to say to myself several times a day. "I am pain free, I am healthly, I am joyful and thankful for being pain free. I am the child of the most high God and he will not let me be in pain today." Let me let you in on a secret. It works, it really works. I am so glad that each day and hour that I have ask God to let me be painfree He has answered that prayer. I am not sure of your faith, but I do know in my heart, my faith in Him gets stronger everyday. May He lay a healing hand and blessing on you and your children.
Blessings to You always!
Sonshine
I underdstand completely how you feel (aside from the pain honestly, I never had nerves in my teeth to feel pain beyond the edges of my teeth slicing up the inside of my cheeks and tounge). This is an area that isn't getting the attention it should be from anyone honestly. Every doctor out there talks about how medical and dental health are tied together, but no insurance company out there seems to view it that way. Nothing I have heard or read about healthcare reform is taking these things into consideration at all. I myself have a genetic condition that lead to loss of all my teeth and my inability to wear dentures. My child has the same disorder. Post on my post on the message board under feedback and maybe that will help...no one will ever care about these issues without getting these types of things out there for people to hear about. I was able to get my teeth removed, but then learned that dentures don't work so now have nothing. I am a perfect candidate for implants (have been examined by a few doctors on that) but medical insurance calls my genetic disorder a dental condition, and dental insurance will only pay $1200 of the $30,000 it will cost. I am going to try to get into the local dental school...if they will accept me and charge a small enough amount that I can afford it, but frankly that only helps me even if it works. I want to help more then just myself, I want people interested in these things, I was the government thinking about these issues while they are coming up with the healthcare reform. I want to know that future generations will not have these problems. That's what is most important to me honestly. If you want the same thing please post on my message board feedback.
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