Turning point

Last yr I finally knew it was time. I had known deep down that the dentist was going to tell me they had to come out. I had a consult earlier in the yr. It took so much courage to even just make the appt. They told me what I knew already. Dentures. No amount of money would help save them. They pulled 5 back molars in prep one week later.

Fast forward 3 months and I was in severe pain, couldn't eat, could talk well, and was dealing with horrible infections. I was keeping them away with rounds of harsh antibiotics. They stopped working after a while.

This photo is of an abscess that popped up one day out of nowhere. Ended up in the ER. Strong steroids, pain killers, and more antibiotics. This only helped for a short time.

By this time I was waiting on insurance approved for dentures. The dentist wouldn't pull the rest without approval. So I had to wait in pain and infection for over a year.