Day 5: last consultation before braces

Today was my last consultative appointment before my braces are put on. As expected, I will need to have 4 teeth extracted. This will be done next Wednesday and then my braces will bring out on the next week on Friday. Of course the extraction is 200-400 a tooth and 600 for the anesthesia, half of which is due at the time of the extraction. Bills keep adding up so my boyfriend (whom I live with) and I will be breaking our lease and moving. Our options are either I get an internship at a funeral home where they pay for our housing, or we will be moving in with my boyfriend's mother. Believe me, I'm SUPER excited about these options :/. We have to do what we have to do and there are no other options so this is it. Hopefully we will be rent-free by the end of october. I will keep you updated on my oral and financial situation. Oh and my bday is tomorrow. Happy 25!

Update on ortho appointment

My lovely work would not give me time off to go to my consultation on the 4th of october so I have changed my appointment to the 27th of September because I already have the day off. I will let everyone know what I find out next week.

Letter to my insurance

Attached is part of the letter that my surgeon sent to my insurance company to see if they will pay for any of my surgery. It outlines my reasons for needed surgery and what must be done. It states 12mm overbite but the orthodontist stated it is 13mm.

Surgeon website

Here is the web link for the surgeon who will be taking care of my upper and lower jaws. The site gives a little more insight into the process and procedures.

http://www.nwoms.com/oral-surgery/corrective-jaw-surgery.html

Day 4: orthodontic visit

Today I had my second orthodontic appointment. They took a bunch of xrays, pictures of my teeth and mouth, impressions of my teeth, measurements of my mouth, and a wax bite imprint. In total I paid $185, half was taken off because I had xrays taken at my dentist and surgeons office and they didn't think it was fair to charge me again (agreed).

All of what was done today will be looked at by my team and in 4 weeks I will go in for my sit down discussion of the two year plan. That date is 10/4 and the set date of getting my braces on is 10/11. I am unsure if I will be able to keep my 10/11 date because I don't know if I have the finances to pay for my braces yet. This is something I want to discuss with my orthodontist on the 4th.

I am still taking donations through my gofundme campaign. Thanks to all those whom have already donated! Look for more updates to come!

Next Steps

Hi all. I realize my orthodontic consultation post was very short and not very informative. I was in a very sour mood and I apologize. The orthodontist next needs to take impressions of my teeth and take some xrays. Once these are taken they will make molds of my teeth so that the orthodontist and the surgeon can work together on the best course of action and what they both need to do with my mouth. The appointment for all of this will be done this Friday (9/13). I will then have to wait 4 weeks and meet with the orthodontist again. We will talk about the absolute final decision on the braces (estimated time, what type I will get on, what they are going to do to move my teeth) and whether I will need to have my four teeth extraction before we begin with the braces.

That is about all I know at the moment. I need to have a down payment ready in order to get the braces. I have gotten my first donation on gofundme.com which is super awesome! I know that everyone is super broke right now but any donation that you can make (even a dollar) is totally helpful to me at this point.

Thank you for all of you support!

Feeling depressed

How I am feeling lately about the financial obligation of my needed surgery!