Wisdom Teeth
Feb/102
I finally had a consult with an oral surgeon to talk about my wisdom teeth. They are scheduled for extraction next Wednesday morning at 8am. That could be the end of the story, but it is not.
On a side note, though relevant, I bought the old computer from a coworker for $25. It doesn’t have the required connections for my hard drives (SATA) but I guess I can pick up a card for a few bucks to make the connection. Points being, I’m not spending money on a new computer at this moment.
It will cost me $168 to get all four teeth extracted. This particular practice does not deliver general anesthesia which means I’ll be awake for the procedure. I should note that 2 of the 4 teeth are impacted but it doesn’t appear they are impacted in a particularly obtrusive way. An option is to have nitrous oxide (“laughing gas”). However, neither my dental nor my medical insurance cover this so it would be an extra $175. the plus side is that I can drive myself home immediately after the procedure. Downside is that if I went to a practice that operated with general anesthesia I’d only have to pay 15% of the bill which would likely be less than $175 though that process does come with more risks.
Given that I’ll likely be paying $343 plus any pain medication prescriptions I don’t think it is a good idea to buy a computer right now. I probably should have signed up for a health flexible spending account this year.
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9:21 pm on February 3rd, 2010
Don’t worry under the Obama Plan all children will have their wisdom Teeth removed in the Womb. Democrats want this done, of course, to lessen the likely hood of them eventually having enough wisdom in the future to become Republicans. Nancy Pelosi was the first Child to have this procedure done.
1:56 am on February 7th, 2010
Huh. I got rid of a bunch of PCs about a half-year ago; let me know if you’re really hurting.