Well, this weekend has been a bit crazier than usual. I work on Saturdays until noon an
d that is Father/Son bonding time for Joe and Isaac. When I got home from work Joe had a horrible toothache and a swollen mouth. I called the doctor to get some pain medication for him hoping that would help until we could get him into a dentist. Of course, we don't have dental insurance and haven't gone to a dentist because of it (I know that's very bad...but we've been trying to avoid it and now it has come back to haunt us). So we got Joe the pain meds which then made him feel dizzy and he ended up getting sick from them. So he stopped taking them Sunday morning and he was sick (like flu sick...I'll spare you the details) the rest of the day...couldn't keep anything down. Then I get a call Sunday afternoon that my friend who watches Isaac on Fridays...a little girl that she watches came down with a fever while she was watching her and over the weekend also came down with a rash. Her mom thought it might be the measels, which is very contagious, so I didn't got to work today since Isaac goes to a friend who has a boy 2 mos younger than Isaac. (This is sounding like a work a lot, but I only work Monday, Friday and half day Saturday.) So this morning I was up at 7am calling dentists trying to get Joe an appt and figuring out the most cost effective way to take care of this ...since we know it's going to be a heafty bill. I then also made a cleaning appt for myself while I was at it. I guess it's best to take care of it all at once. I'm still wondering why dentists can charge so much for stuff like this. But there really isn't anything we can do about it. We ended up getting this dental discount plan that will save us a bundle and Joe will go to the dentist tomorrow at 8am. Hopefully he will be feeling back to normal soon. Poor guy has been miserable all weekend.
Oh and I just got a call that the little girl only has a virus...thankfully it's not the measels. Things are falling into place. I get myself all worked up and I know I shouldn't. Even with things like this, God has a plan and it will all work out. I need to just learn to put my trust in Him and realize that me worrying about it doesn't help anything at all.
Thanks for listening to me rant about my weekend. Hope you all had a better one.
1 week ago
3 comments:
Ahh, Rachael, big hugs from us!! Sorry to hear about Joe's bad tooth and pain. I feel for you guys with the no dental insurance thing. We don't have it either. Just the cleanings for our family is enough to clear out the savings account!! It could cost us $800 to get our family taken care of for 6 months! We stretch that out to a year, for sure. So, we stager each person, on per month usually in the fall. But OOPS, we are going on vacation, so we can't go to the dentist this year. Oh, well!!! I SO don't like dentists!!!
Hope Joe feels better real soon and that it doesn't break the bank too much. Love ME
We found this discount plan at dentalplans.com. You just have to find a dentist that will take the plan. It's still going to be a pricey bill since he'll need a root canal or something like that but it will be a 30% discount so it's worth it. The plan lasts around 15 mos and you can get a family plan or individual plan. You should check it out to see what's in your area. If you do sign up with every referral you get 3 months free. Thanks for thinking of us.
Oh Rachael, I have had many a weekends such as that in my years as a wife & mother and every wife & mother reading your blog has as well. I still haven't figured out how *not* to worry about stuff like that, but every once in a while God gives me enough grace to not make a fool of myself over it...anyway, blessings to you as you stepped up to the plate and did what needed to be done and prayers for Joe as he goes through the dental thing...the thought of it gives me a panic attack. I hate dentists. May your week only go uphill from here!
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