Just got back from an early appointment with an endodontist. It was just a consultation meeting but news is pretty grim. My new dentist sent me over there to check out five teeth and all appear to need a root canal. Actually, they’re not sure they can save one of the tooth so maybe four root canals and an extraction. Sigh, I even got dental clearance for transplant about 18 months so shit hit the fan pretty quickly. I know during the last several months on PD, I would often feel terrible and would stay in bed all weekend… no tooth brushing or flossing. I even have an electric toothbrush and a waterpik but too lazy to use them. I guess like the heart surgery, this is yet another wake up call. I make an appointment in two weeks to do the first two root canals. The endodontist said that technology has progress a lot since my last root canal which seemed like a huge ordeal. They will administer some local anesthesia, and each should take about 45 minutes. Likely I won’t feel a thing, and my regular dentist will cap it later with a crown. Easy peasy.
The receptionist asked if I wanted to see a price list. I told her it needs to be done so whatever insurance won’t pay, I’ll pay it. I do feel like it’s going to be expensive though. Hopefully it will be <$1000 per root canal + crown. At least I maxed out on my FSA plan at work so I can use that for some of it.
Life with chronic diseases 