Root Canals #1 and #2

That turned out to be a two hour appointment. Also when he said it wouldn’t hurt, that wasn’t quite true. There were times when he would hit a nerve and it would hurt a lot. Part of it was that they had to use a shorter lasting anesthetic due to my heart, and he said one of the roots was pretty deep. It was also expensive. Even with my inadequate dental insurance, it came out to almost $2,000. I still have two more root canals to do so that will probably be over $3,000 since I used up all my annual insurance allowance.

That’s not all. This doesn’t include crowns to cap the tooth. That will probably be over $1,000 each so this dental adventure will probably end up costing over $10,000 when it’s all done. Since UCLA transplant center will require a dental clearance for any infections, I have to do this anyway. I’m just surprised how fast I got cavities and tooth infections since I was cleared 18 months ago.