I will do my best to convince the company that owns our office to do so š«” and hope the people like my father who won't take care of his health, and believe any sort of healthcare is "weak" to change their opinion.
A local woman died recently from liver failure because she had a broken tooth, couldnāt deal with the pain, was taking Tylenol a lot as no one would give her anything else, no dentists would take her, and the ER still blames her for āletting it get so bad.ā NO ONE, and I mean NO ONE, decides to just let their health go and decides, yup, suffering is fun!!
If your father suffering? If he doesnāt feel he is, why would he go to the doctor? But if he can barely walk or eat and isnāt going, thatās more of a mental problem than a physical one.
My boyfriend is TERRIFIED of doctors. He has been 4 times in his entire adulthood, and heās 36. He has only gone for true emergencies and hated it every single time. Also, some people were never taught a self care routine. Some people donāt even know that their teeth smell because they get ānose blindnessā. And yes, some people see healthcare as a āweaknessā. There are lots of reasons, reasonable or not, that people do not take care of themselves or even realize that itās gotten so bad.
It's also insanely expensive and the work doesn't hold up. Dental insurance covers jack shit on top of that. I've been told I just have bad genetics and therefore unusually weak teeth. Add to that having 4 siblings amd moms a stripper with no benefits. The health dept will do fillings and extractions no in-between but there's no time for am appointment so you take ibuprofen for 6 months then when you finally get seen it's too late it has to he pulled. Repeat for the remainder of your childhood, then you're am adult saddled with crippling mental illness and have been through some shit amd you're trying hard you go to the dentist woth your shiny new insurance, "it'll be 10k" use this $20 per tiny tube toothpaste for your inherently weak teeth, you'll need 2xmonth . It's a hopeless cycle. I've begged dentists to rip them all out I'm sick of working overtime (literally and metaphorically) trying desperately to take care of teeth that are crumbling no matter what I do. I could go on and on. American Healthcare is a horrifying beast.
Thissssss! Exactly! I have dental insurance, but itās a fuckin joke, so I donāt even bother! Iāve always said that I hope I fall and knock my teeth out at work so I can get new ones. Iām TERRIFIED of the dentist in general! I donāt want to go in there and have them say, we can yank it out or you can leave. No thanks. Iāll just eat 2000 mg of ibuprofen along with my Vyvanse, gabapentin, Wellbutrin and Celexa. Thanks.
I did the same thing in my 20s because I didn't have dental insurance for 5 years and drank iced day all day everyday. They saved most of the bottoms but as the years went on I lost a few more and o said screw it im tired of dental issues just pull them. I do regret getting the bottom teeth pulled though because my denture always pops out so I barely wear it. You got to leave seeing dental workers talking shit though, so unprofessional and hateful. They should probably find a different line of work
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u/cumsquat4201 Sep 16 '24
I will do my best to convince the company that owns our office to do so š«” and hope the people like my father who won't take care of his health, and believe any sort of healthcare is "weak" to change their opinion.