Depression, Anxiety, or other Mental Health Conditions

Also, if your dental work ends up costing an absolute bomb, there's always the option of going to somewhere like Turkey.

Qikz wrote:Thanks guys, Doctor said it looks like it could be some kind of infection in my mouth and I need to go to the dentist as soon as. I got an appointment at one close to the doctors surgery for 2PM today as an emergency appointment.

My teeth are a mess, I've been too scared and anxious of going since I was a kid and my parents never forced me. I've always been terrified of how much it'd cost to go, but I suppose this is going to force me to go and I can get antibiotics to sort out whatever the hell this is.

I'm due to go see my partner at the end of May in Japan so I need to get better by then.

If you get seen by NHS dentists I'm fairly sure there's a cap on how much you as a patient can get charged

https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/dentist ... treatment/

Looking at that link you're looking at the worst to be around £400 ish and that's worst case scenario.

Private dentists are obviously going to charge whatever they can get away with.

Johnny Ryall wrote:

Qikz wrote:Thanks guys, Doctor said it looks like it could be some kind of infection in my mouth and I need to go to the dentist as soon as. I got an appointment at one close to the doctors surgery for 2PM today as an emergency appointment.

My teeth are a mess, I've been too scared and anxious of going since I was a kid and my parents never forced me. I've always been terrified of how much it'd cost to go, but I suppose this is going to force me to go and I can get antibiotics to sort out whatever the hell this is.

I'm due to go see my partner at the end of May in Japan so I need to get better by then.

If you get seen by NHS dentists I'm fairly sure there's a cap on how much you as a patient can get charged

https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/dentist ... treatment/

Looking at that link you're looking at the worst to be around £400 ish and that's worst case scenario.

Private dentists are obviously going to charge whatever they can get away with.

It's going to be difficult for me to get an NHS dentist I guess. I'll see a private dentist today and then see if I can get on some kind of waiting list for later on.

Prepayment for the appointment was £65 and they said I might need to pay £11 for an X-Ray which seemed ok I guess. Hopefully they'll just give me some antibiotics and I'll be able to go/worry about dealing with the issues with my teeth at a later time.

Qikz wrote:

Johnny Ryall wrote:

Qikz wrote:Thanks guys, Doctor said it looks like it could be some kind of infection in my mouth and I need to go to the dentist as soon as. I got an appointment at one close to the doctors surgery for 2PM today as an emergency appointment.

My teeth are a mess, I've been too scared and anxious of going since I was a kid and my parents never forced me. I've always been terrified of how much it'd cost to go, but I suppose this is going to force me to go and I can get antibiotics to sort out whatever the hell this is.

I'm due to go see my partner at the end of May in Japan so I need to get better by then.

If you get seen by NHS dentists I'm fairly sure there's a cap on how much you as a patient can get charged

https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/dentist ... treatment/

Looking at that link you're looking at the worst to be around £400 ish and that's worst case scenario.

Private dentists are obviously going to charge whatever they can get away with.

It's going to be difficult for me to get an NHS dentist I guess. I'll see a private dentist today and then see if I can get on some kind of waiting list for later on.

Prepayment for the appointment was £65 and they said I might need to pay £11 for an X-Ray which seemed ok I guess. Hopefully they'll just give me some antibiotics and I'll be able to go/worry about dealing with the issues with my teeth at a later time.

Do you have any sort of dental plan option through work? I get mine through there and it's a real life saver. Much like you my parents didn't force me to go, and I also had a terrible oral hygeine routine, rarely brushed etc.

I've been able to affordably pay for many treatments this way, I've had lots of cavities filled, an emergency treatment for a horrible abscess (two days after my wedding day!), even a root canal and it's paid for in my salary deductions.

Since it's a company wide risk pool they don't care about your previous history. Which is good because mine was shockingly bad.

Yeah that was going to be my next suggestion, I've been in that boat as well. Near having a panic attack over being judged on my first appointment but they were so nice. Since I started going in 2016 I've had 3 crowns, 3 teeth completely pulled and I think 5 fillings and some root canal work. It's never too late to get sorted and it's never as bad as you'll think it will be - I convinced myself I'd need every single tooth pulled and walk out with dentures. Don't worry too much about pain either, local anaesthetic does the trick.

Hopefully you can find a way to get it done because chronic tooth ache is such a relief to get fixed.

jawa_ wrote:Vermi, it's terrific to hear that you are feeling a bit better after being poorly for so long. That trip out must have felt good!

Thank you, it was the first time since late January that i've been in London and not needed to take paracetamol to get me through the day (plus thanks to me being able to actually eat my lunch, i had the energy to be able to do what i wanted and not end up sat on a bench exhausted which was what happened after i saw Frozen).

Was able to film a few vlogs and do some shopping around my usual stomping grounds in the west end (including popping back to the Frozen theatre to buy a couple more items of merch that i wasn't able to get when i went to see the show) which gave me a really positive boost.

On a separate note...

Qikz wrote:.

Hope you're doing better when you read this too.

It helps that my dentist is really fit and she tells me to do deep calming breaths in a soothing voice as she injectis any local anaesthetic

Hopefully your dentist is fit too Qikz x x

aayl1 wrote:It helps that my dentist is really fit and she tells me to do deep calming breaths in a soothing voice as she injectis any local anaesthetic

Hopefully your dentist is fit too Qikz x x

I bet she does lad oi oi

Well may as well update here - seems I have some sort of gum infection which has caused one of my glands to swell.

I've been given antibiotics, they've booked me in for a hygenist appointment tomorrow to clean everything up ahead of a proper checkup next week.

I have 2 baby teeth that don't have teeth under them and one of them never fully came out. What I thought was a chipped tooth my entire life was a very small tooth that barely existed. They want to take it out next week as all that happens is it leads to food becoming stuck there (which is always has done) and that can lead to irritation and infection like I have now.

Whole thing overall by the end of next week will cost me around £450 which is annoying but it's better I get it done.

Qikz wrote:Well may as well update here - seems I have some sort of gum infection which has caused one of my glands to swell.

I've been given antibiotics, they've booked me in for a hygenist appointment tomorrow to clean everything up ahead of a proper checkup next week.

I have 2 baby teeth that don't have teeth under them and one of them never fully came out. What I thought was a chipped tooth my entire life was a very small tooth that barely existed. They want to take it out next week as all that happens is it leads to food becoming stuck there (which is always has done) and that can lead to irritation and infection like I have now.

Whole thing overall by the end of next week will cost me around £450 which is annoying but it's better I get it done.

I’m glad it’s nothing more serious

Qikz wrote:Well may as well update here...

Well played on getting this sorted out, Qikz! It's an expensive outlay but worth getting done :-).

shy guy 64 wrote:

Qikz wrote:Well may as well update here - seems I have some sort of gum infection which has caused one of my glands to swell.

I've been given antibiotics, they've booked me in for a hygenist appointment tomorrow to clean everything up ahead of a proper checkup next week.

I have 2 baby teeth that don't have teeth under them and one of them never fully came out. What I thought was a chipped tooth my entire life was a very small tooth that barely existed. They want to take it out next week as all that happens is it leads to food becoming stuck there (which is always has done) and that can lead to irritation and infection like I have now.

Whole thing overall by the end of next week will cost me around £450 which is annoying but it's better I get it done.

I’m glad it’s nothing more serious

Same and thanks all!

I feel so much more at ease now I know what's going on. I may always feel like I'm getting in the way of more important patients which is why I hate booking to talk to a doctor but it's always better I understand to do it rather than wait it out.

Qikz wrote:

shy guy 64 wrote:

Qikz wrote:Well may as well update here - seems I have some sort of gum infection which has caused one of my glands to swell.

I've been given antibiotics, they've booked me in for a hygenist appointment tomorrow to clean everything up ahead of a proper checkup next week.

I have 2 baby teeth that don't have teeth under them and one of them never fully came out. What I thought was a chipped tooth my entire life was a very small tooth that barely existed. They want to take it out next week as all that happens is it leads to food becoming stuck there (which is always has done) and that can lead to irritation and infection like I have now.

Whole thing overall by the end of next week will cost me around £450 which is annoying but it's better I get it done.

I’m glad it’s nothing more serious

Same and thanks all!

I feel so much more at ease now I know what's going on. I may always feel like I'm getting in the way of more important patients which is why I hate booking to talk to a doctor but it's always better I understand to do it rather than wait it out.

Married men have a higher life expectancy because their partners pressure them into going to the doctor.

I totally get the guilt around not wanting to take up valuable space but health is probably the most important thing we should be worrying about, you've paid your taxes for years and should feel entitled to health care (even people who don't pay taxes should feel entitled to health care, but it was a nice mental loophole for me to get around the guilt I felt at the time).

I also try to remember that health should be the number 1 focus. Without that all other anxieties become trivial.

aayl1 wrote:

Qikz wrote:

shy guy 64 wrote:

Qikz wrote:Well may as well update here - seems I have some sort of gum infection which has caused one of my glands to swell.

I've been given antibiotics, they've booked me in for a hygenist appointment tomorrow to clean everything up ahead of a proper checkup next week.

I have 2 baby teeth that don't have teeth under them and one of them never fully came out. What I thought was a chipped tooth my entire life was a very small tooth that barely existed. They want to take it out next week as all that happens is it leads to food becoming stuck there (which is always has done) and that can lead to irritation and infection like I have now.

Whole thing overall by the end of next week will cost me around £450 which is annoying but it's better I get it done.

I’m glad it’s nothing more serious

Same and thanks all!

I feel so much more at ease now I know what's going on. I may always feel like I'm getting in the way of more important patients which is why I hate booking to talk to a doctor but it's always better I understand to do it rather than wait it out.

Married men have a higher life expectancy because their partners pressure them into going to the doctor.

I totally get the guilt around not wanting to take up valuable space but health is probably the most important thing we should be worrying about, you've paid your taxes for years and should feel entitled to health care (even people who don't pay taxes should feel entitled to health care, but it was a nice mental loophole for me to get around the guilt I felt at the time).

I also try to remember that health should be the number 1 focus. Without that all other anxieties become trivial.

I learned the hard way from my Mum leaving it way too late which made her disabilities way worse back in 2007. We were losing my Grandad to cancer at the time and she didn't want anyone to worry about her and not him so she stayed quiet and suffered in silence before she nearly died from her bloods (iron, magnesium etc. etc.) being completely strawberry floated up. I still feel guilty but I go to the doctor with anything now that I feel at least a little worried that I haven't had before even if I have to push through the anxiety of going. Better to get peace of mind than sit at home worrying about whatever the issue is.

I have been highly annoyed recently as my hearing one side has dramatically reduced... This is most likely as a result of having my head battered about 6 times with crowbars about 20ish years ago during a robbery. Like 6 or 7 years ago I was struggling to hear stuff one side of me, they tested my hearing said it sucked, told me there was no damage in my ear it was brain related and that it may deteriate more in time and was most likely as a result of my head having been smashed so hard so many times. Well it's dramatically reduced again to the point I think I'm nearly totally deaf the one side. I'm now waiting for an appointment to clarify this but it's just kind of annoyed and upset me a bit.... What more can I have taken from me all because of that one event, I already find communication and working hard enough as is.

kerr9000 wrote:I have been highly annoyed recently as my hearing one side has dramatically reduced... This is most likely as a result of having my head battered about 6 times with crowbars about 20ish years ago during a robbery. Like 6 or 7 years ago I was struggling to hear stuff one side of me, they tested my hearing said it sucked, told me there was no damage in my ear it was brain related and that it may deteriate more in time and was most likely as a result of my head having been smashed so hard so many times. Well it's dramatically reduced again to the point I think I'm nearly totally deaf the one side. I'm now waiting for an appointment to clarify this but it's just kind of annoyed and upset me a bit.... What more can I have taken from me all because of that one event, I already find communication and working hard enough as is.

i don't what to say other than that sucks

shy guy 64 wrote:

kerr9000 wrote:I have been highly annoyed recently as my hearing one side has dramatically reduced... This is most likely as a result of having my head battered about 6 times with crowbars about 20ish years ago during a robbery. Like 6 or 7 years ago I was struggling to hear stuff one side of me, they tested my hearing said it sucked, told me there was no damage in my ear it was brain related and that it may deteriate more in time and was most likely as a result of my head having been smashed so hard so many times. Well it's dramatically reduced again to the point I think I'm nearly totally deaf the one side. I'm now waiting for an appointment to clarify this but it's just kind of annoyed and upset me a bit.... What more can I have taken from me all because of that one event, I already find communication and working hard enough as is.

i don't what to say other than that sucks

Thanks pal, that helps. Sometimes it's just good to say it and get it of your chest.

I'm a little wobbly at the moment, I don't know how else to describe it. I'm fine for a bit and then I'm not and I end up feeling a bit numb. I'm okay but it's just odd. I know I'll be okay, I know it's just a wobble, I just wish it'd go away completely.

Everything else at the moment is fine, I was in therapy for 12 weeks and it helped a lot. I'm taking things at my own pace, and doing things at my own pace so I'm not panicking anywhere near as much as I was before, because i was working to other peoples paces and not my own,.givinv myself unrealiatic deadlines to do stuff. My physical health has improved, I've lost weight and I've been trying to keep up with my dental hygiene, finding a really decent dentist has been a lifesaver in that aspect and I've been eating better. My relationships are all good at the moment too, though I know I definitely need to see my friends more often! I just don't know what's causing these "wobbles" with my mental health.

I hope everyone here is doing okay and getting help if they need it x

Tsunade wrote:I'm a little wobbly at the moment, I don't know how else to describe it. I'm fine for a bit and then I'm not and I end up feeling a bit numb. I'm okay but it's just odd. I know I'll be okay, I know it's just a wobble, I just wish it'd go away completely.

Everything else at the moment is fine, I was in therapy for 12 weeks and it helped a lot. I'm taking things at my own pace, and doing things at my own pace so I'm not panicking anywhere near as much as I was before, because i was working to other peoples paces and not my own,.givinv myself unrealiatic deadlines to do stuff. My physical health has improved, I've lost weight and I've been trying to keep up with my dental hygiene, finding a really decent dentist has been a lifesaver in that aspect and I've been eating better. My relationships are all good at the moment too, though I know I definitely need to see my friends more often! I just don't know what's causing these "wobbles" with my mental health.

I hope everyone here is doing okay and getting help if they need it x

It's good to hear you're doing better than you were, but i get what you mean when you say you're a bit wobbly, unfortunately that can and does happen from time to time with this sort of stuff, and i hope you get through it okay.

the recent stuff with the government wanting to change benefits again has got me stressed and anxious so I’d like to vent a little if I may

strawberry float the tories. strawberry float those self centred delusional bastards and their inability to understand compassion. This party of openly bigoted opportunistic liars should be abolished and the whole bloody lot of them should be strung up from lampposts. They don’t have to be dead just hanging by the feet with people punching them. These gits don’t anything but screw over as many people as they can and they all belong in a special kind of prison that also serves as a sewer. I hope the money they all horde eats them alive and turns into the gooseberry fool their souls are made of. In short they can strawberry float off