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pokemonruby · 1 year

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ok so i had my first dentist appointment today in uhhhhhhhhhhh a long time and i apparently need something adjacent to a surgery (basically a heavy-duty cleaning since i have a lot of inflammation and it’s bordering on gum disease but it’s the early stages so! good thing i didn’t just let it fester or else it could’ve been a whole lot worse haha.) but also i ? apparently have a rare condition that effects less than 1% of the general population called a mesidoden which basically refers to an ungrown tooth lodged behind my two front teeth and according to them it’s completely harmless at the moment unless it ends up growing through but they said it’s unlikely so. that was fun i guess. a testament to how my family never really cared to get me check out for - anything medical-wise like i just had this and didn’t even realize. until today. two months before i hit my technical mid twenties. wow

#anyway :) it was stressful ofc but the folks there were really nice.#i have to return next month once we've figured out the insurance stuff but hopefully the surgery goes well.#i'll admit it's giving me a lot of anxiety but i know i gotta get a backbone and just deal with it. lest i lose my teeth at 30.#but self-care just wasn't a thing i focused on until recently. and not to mention i had literally no money growing up #(and i still don't really but we're trying)#and my family didn't care either of course. my mom has a million things wrong with her but she doesn't believe in medical science #but yeah! fun . i'm drained #at least my boyfriend was there as emotional support #riley rambles

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