by Hope
Send a prayer up for Sea Cadet today please. He will be getting his wisdom teeth out, and he is VERY nervous. I’ve walked him through it from my own personal experience, the oral surgeon answered all his questions last week at the consultation and now it’s time.
I’m very grateful that his insurance covers this 100% and I’ve used that aspect to encourage him to get it done now before he is on his own. Not to mention it will really help with the braces we are re-doing at the end of the month.
Hope is a resourceful, solutions-driven online business manager with over two decades of experience helping clients streamline operations, manage projects, and grow their businesses through digital marketing and technology.
But life has a way of rewriting your plans.
A year ago, Hope made the decision to move in with her aging parents full time – a season she wouldn’t trade, even as it came with its own financial and emotional weight. Earlier this year, she lost her mother, and is now walking the tender, disorienting path of grief while learning what “forward” looks like from here.
Hope came to the Blogging Away Debt community in 2015 as a single mom raising five foster and adoptive children. She’s written through job changes, financial setbacks, and the bittersweet transition to an empty nest. Her kids are finding their footing in the world now – and so is she.
Rooted in faith and fueled by the same perseverance she’s brought to every hard season, Hope is ready to face her finances with fresh eyes and an honest pen. She believes that clarity, courage, and community can change the trajectory of anyone’s story including her own.
She lives in Austin, TX with her dad, loves adventures with her dog Addie, and is figuring out, one step at a time, what this next chapter is meant to be.
Sending healing vibes to Sea Cadet! I don’t like dentist appointments either but I prefer a tooth extraction over a filling and a filling over a root canal 🙂
Tell him as a reward he can eat lots of ice cream and pudding 😉 That’s what I do whenever I have a major tooth event like an extraction.
I hope everything goes smoothly.
Oh, I forgot to add – 100% coverage is a BIG DEAL!!! I’ve got a pretty good dental plan through my employer and I would still have to pay 30-50% of that cost.
Yes, I am very grateful to not have the medical/dental/prescription worries with the twins. (Part of the adoption benefits.)
My son had this done 2 years ago and I was very nervous about it. He came flying through it with no problems. My only suggestion would be to bring those instant cold packs and get them on his jaw ASAP (we did it as he was coming out of anesthesia) – it helps keep down the swelling. He had almost no swelling, and after a couple days of soft foods, he was fine. Good luck!
Both my kids had this done and it was no big deal for either one. One actually wanted to go to a movie that night but we told him he needed to stay home at least 24 hours.
Did everything go okay?
So far so good. We stuck to the every 4 hour pain pill schedule yesterday and will see how he does today. Hopefully moving from the prescription pain pills to OTC stuff. I hope. Thanks for asking!
I hope Sea Cadet gets better fast! Sending healing and great energy to him! Having braces is a long, long process.
Hope Sea Cadet feels better soon!