SpicyBugz World

I know, I know, I am behind on so many posts. I haven’t talked about our mini vacation, *which sucked* I haven’t posted about my son moving down here and he’s been here for over a week now. All I can say in my defense, is I don’t have the freaking time lately. I don’t have a single second for just myself anymore. In fact as I am typing this, Mini Bug is screaming Mommmmmy Mommmmmy from her bed for like the 100th time. After the 99th time of going in there to see what she wants, I quit. She can yell mommmy till the cows come home, or she finally gets the message and falls asleep.

The day after Thanksgiving (which I haven’t post about our Thanksgiving either) one of my sons “good” teeth, broke in half. Almost instantly his face swelled up like a watermelon. I had my husband take him to the ER. They gave him an antibiotic and sent him home, with instructions to see a dentist. Which we couldn’t get into until after the weekend. So he was in horrible pain until Monday. I took him to the dentist early in the morning. The poor kid, I feel so bad for him. They have to cut his gum open to drain the infection. Novocaine does not work if you have an abscess. So he felt it all. The Dr made the incision, then packed it and put a “wick” in it. I have no freaking idea what a “wick” is. I took him back to the dentist today and they took the “wick” out but left the packing in to continue draining. He has another appointment next week to get the tooth pulled. It’s already cost over 400 dollars and the broken tooth is still in his mouth.

He is on social security disability and Medicare. Medicare does NOT pay for any dental. I have been busy calling everyone trying to figure out what to do. He needs all of his top teeth pulled.  I called the local health department yesterday, they finally called me back today and said they discontinued the sliding scale pay dental program.  That really was my last hope.  If it cost 400 dollars to just treat one tooth, and it wasn’t even pulled yet, how much is it going to cost to get the rest of his rotten teeth removed? Holy cow, he so cant afford this. But the nasty teeth can NOT stay in his mouth.

So, that is just one of the many things I have been dealing with and why I am so absent in blogsville.  I hope you all forgive me.

I did take some pictures of him.  Meet asshole #2 son.  Who I am so proud of right now.  He has been drug free for 9 days.  Nine days is a lot for an addict.  I am thinking maybe there was a reason for his tooth breaking and his face being abscessed and having such horrible non stop pain.  It took his mind of his withdrawal symptoms.   He is doing very well in that department right now.  I am praying hard that maybe he can actually beat it this time.