Goodbye money

The wisdom teeth surgery that cost me $200 last month seems like a drop in the bucket compared to the $1,300 I’m going to have to fork over in the next few months!

Back in 2000, I got my front teeth knocked out with a field hockey stick by a teammate at practice. No, I wasn’t wearing my mouthguard (the only time I’ve ever NOT worn my mouthguard, so how’s that for ironic?). Yes, it hurt a lot. And the amount of blood pouring out of my mouth was horrifying. I even had to go to my recruitment visit to CMU without teeth! Anyway, after a week of sexy toothlessness, the dentist screwed metal bars into the root of my front teeth, and fitted me with ugly looking temporary teeth. They were meant to stay in for no longer than a year, b/c they aren’t strong enough for me to bite down on anything hard, like apples or carrots. Well, 7 years later they’re still in my mouth!

A couple weeks ago when I went to get checked up, the dentist said that in a few months after my gums have completely healed from my wisdom teeth surgery, she wants to book me in and fix my front teeth. Fine, I’ve been putting it off long enough, but I had no idea it would cost me so much, and that $1,300 is after my insurance company covers their portion!

DAMN.