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basilmemories) wrote2009-09-03 08:27 pm
basilmemories) wrote2009-09-03 08:27 pm
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I'm going to make this short and not-so-sweet.
According to my friend who is the son of an oral surgeon, the tooth cavity has gone septic.
This means the following:
1) It needs removal or to be root canaled.
2) If not treated the infection can spread to my brain and kill me (when it abscesses).
3) It can cost anywhere from a few hundred dollars to over 2500$.
Now that we have that out of the way, let me say this: I know my flist aren't bags of money. I know that even if you were I would most likely be spending a nice chunk of my life trying to pay you all back. So I'm not going to give any sort of bs like saying "every bit helps". It would help with normal bills and paying for food, but I really doubt that I could barter down a the surgery to about 200$.
But I'm also desperate. I need help, and if I can't raise the funds, then I'll take information. Now let me also get something out of the way, I am trying to talk to the people in charge of granting Medi-Caid/medi-cal. They've been less then helpful (read: refuse to really help) and after tomorrow I'm going to call even the most tangentially related center. Also for the people who say "get another job, then ask for payment in advance", I'd like to say that if my current boss is a good indicator of anything, that's unlikely.
So if you can't spare anything, please be another set of eyes for me. I need charities and places that provide treatment for people who make 400$ or less a month. I need Dentists who have payment plans and work in the California bay area. If you know a friend who might be able to lend some info or anything else, please ask them. I need help, plain and simple.
I really doubt that this will cover the costs, but I'd be an idiot not to include it anyway. If anybody wants to hire me for physical labor or graphic design, I'll be glad to do that too.
This means the following:
1) It needs removal or to be root canaled.
2) If not treated the infection can spread to my brain and kill me (when it abscesses).
3) It can cost anywhere from a few hundred dollars to over 2500$.
Now that we have that out of the way, let me say this: I know my flist aren't bags of money. I know that even if you were I would most likely be spending a nice chunk of my life trying to pay you all back. So I'm not going to give any sort of bs like saying "every bit helps". It would help with normal bills and paying for food, but I really doubt that I could barter down a the surgery to about 200$.
But I'm also desperate. I need help, and if I can't raise the funds, then I'll take information. Now let me also get something out of the way, I am trying to talk to the people in charge of granting Medi-Caid/medi-cal. They've been less then helpful (read: refuse to really help) and after tomorrow I'm going to call even the most tangentially related center. Also for the people who say "get another job, then ask for payment in advance", I'd like to say that if my current boss is a good indicator of anything, that's unlikely.
So if you can't spare anything, please be another set of eyes for me. I need charities and places that provide treatment for people who make 400$ or less a month. I need Dentists who have payment plans and work in the California bay area. If you know a friend who might be able to lend some info or anything else, please ask them. I need help, plain and simple.
I really doubt that this will cover the costs, but I'd be an idiot not to include it anyway. If anybody wants to hire me for physical labor or graphic design, I'll be glad to do that too.
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CDA - search for clinics providing Low-cost and Free dental care by zip code. I don't know yours, so I couldn't do it for you.
I also see in my search that they suggest contacting groups like the United Way for help in finding Low-Cost/Free dental care. I'll keep looking around to see if I can find anything else. Good luck, honey.
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