I really really hate having to be on state insurance, and I have no other option for it at the moment nor would I be able to afford to pay for a different form of insurance. The type of work I do does not offer insurance nor do I make enough for a better plan. I know I should be grateful because I qualify for no cost insurance, but what good does it do if you have to wait 2-3 weeks for treatment for something that is making you get sicker and sicker the longer you wait?

For context, I have a tooth that I found out on the 6th has a dead nerve. I had to wait 2 weeks before this to see a specialist that I was referred to 40 minutes away to get 'consultation' on if I actually needed the root canal or not that my normal dentist who got me in urgently said was necessary to save the tooth.

It has been a week since my 'consultation' where they said that I do in fact need the procedure and I now have to wait for insurance to approve it so that they will actually do it at the place I was referred to. I called today asking if there was any updates and was told to give it another week or two because it can take up to three weeks for them to get an answer, and that's not to get the appointment scheduled, just to hear back from the insurance so that I can schedule it.

The last few days I have been feeling sick to the point where I can't even drive without getting dizzy, nauseated at random, and am getting hot flashes and low grade fevers. I was on antibiotics already for two weeks leading up to the 'consultation' but since ran out. I am losing patience and sanity. I have a baby to take care of and I can barely get up and go after her without having someone help me all day. Am I just supposed to suck it up and wait until I get sepsis or the tooth falls out? Is dental work really just seen as that big of a joke? I can't afford a replacement tooth if it ends up getting bad enough to need to extract and its one of my front fucking teeth. I wanna cry I'm so frustrated and I'm lost on what to do at this point.