Dec 15, 2009

My birthday

Yes, I am now 43. Tomorrow is also or would have been my wedding anniversary. I have an absessed tooth in my mouth and the pain is tremendous. It feels like someone has hit me in the side of my head with a hammer. So I have been laying in bed for two days to get some rest and am picking up some antibiotics tonight. I was going to go to the emergency room, but am holding off as long as possible. My son and I's medical assistance has been pending for two months now, recieved a letter from the state of md that due to circumstances beyond their control, it is taking longer than expected. I took that to mean in plain english they are backlogged. Alot of good that does me. I am thankful for the help the food stamps provide. They are a godsend. Ironically one of the girls I work with gets them, and she sells them for 50cents on the dollar for the cash. I am not judgemental. I happen to know she uses the money to get high with. That is not what food stamps are for. Baggy Boy and I made ours last through the whole month due to frugile shopping and smart shopping. When I see people abuse the "system" it infuriates me. The kids are the ones who lose out when their parents sell their food stamps. I read circulars and shop at different stores to save money. We made them last all month. Jesse has turned out to be quite the shopper. So I turned 43 today and will celebrate it by having a nice day off, praying my mouth hurries up and heals. Thankfully I am off for my birthday. That was a pretty nice gift. Hope everyone is well enjoying the holiday season.

5 comments:

Lou said...

Happy Birthday, Grrl! I know that tooth hurts. Call a dentist tomorrow, it's a lot cheaper than the ER. And they will let you make payments. You HAVE to get that taken care of...

Lori said...

Lou- This is what someone who is frugile does. They get a family member with great insurance to call their dentist and tell them "they" have an abscessed tooth. I \now have a big bottle of tetracycline (sp)for the infection. I didn't want to go to the ER for antibitotics which I know the dentist is going to make me take before he will extract the miserable tooth. It cost me $2.36 thanks to my brothers insurance. I hate being deceitful but every dentist I called wanted me to pay at least $150 up front. And I didn't want to be a pain in a busy ER nurses butt. I have read many of your posts of how people use the ER for the wrong reasons, and hopefully these antibiotics will start working, (the swelling has went down this morning a tad)and I didn't waste anyone's time or money. I can only imagine what an ER visit would cost. Another year older and I can say wiser,lol...

Lou said...

You are a smart cookie!

Feel better, darlin'.

Sarcastic Bastard said...

Love you, Lori. Happy Birthday!! Many, many, more!

I am 43, also.

SB

Lori said...

Lou- I really just didn't want to waste the time or money at the ER. The antibiotics seem to be taking effect.

SB- Thank you so much. Wow, we are the same age. See how smart we are, lol.. Thanks for the birthday wishes...