Oh the f'ing toothache I have has been keeping me up all night or maybe
sleep is eluding me due to the six 5 mg oxycodone tablets I took over
the past several hours or so. Oxycodone keeps me awake, but feeling amazingly well rested about 50 to 60% of the times I take it soon before going to bed.
At least my back and right hip are painless right now but it is not workimg very well on my tooth. I have an appointment for a root canal on the 27th of this month, that is about a month and a half after I got a referal from my dentist for it. Health care here and the availabilty, or lack of availabilty, for medical and dental providers is pretty horrendous.
Of course, that means there is not even a single endodontist who participates in the Blue Cross dental plan within 100 miles of where I reside. So, I expect to have to pay a substantial portion of the bill out of pocket but BC says they will cover more than usual for a non-participatng provider because of the lack of any participants within that range. Still, my guess is I will need to pay big bucks. As for my dentists, BC has paid everything for each visit I have made to two participating ones so far.
Oh well, I need to have it done so will pay what I need to pay. I am going to call the dentist later today to see if she can get the endodontist to see me much sooner than the 27th and if she will give me something that works better to quell the pain or at least will refill my prescription. It is just about exhausted.
At least my back and right hip are painless right now but it is not workimg very well on my tooth. I have an appointment for a root canal on the 27th of this month, that is about a month and a half after I got a referal from my dentist for it. Health care here and the availabilty, or lack of availabilty, for medical and dental providers is pretty horrendous.
Of course, that means there is not even a single endodontist who participates in the Blue Cross dental plan within 100 miles of where I reside. So, I expect to have to pay a substantial portion of the bill out of pocket but BC says they will cover more than usual for a non-participatng provider because of the lack of any participants within that range. Still, my guess is I will need to pay big bucks. As for my dentists, BC has paid everything for each visit I have made to two participating ones so far.
Oh well, I need to have it done so will pay what I need to pay. I am going to call the dentist later today to see if she can get the endodontist to see me much sooner than the 27th and if she will give me something that works better to quell the pain or at least will refill my prescription. It is just about exhausted.
All the best
Glenn B
