The quick update: since last night, my whole mouth has started aching. Not because of what's actually wrong with it, but because I am a neurotic crazypants with psychosomatic symptoms, difficult to endure. Wait, where was I? Right.

So I am indeed eligible for insurance; I should get the forms on Friday (the person in charge of such things isn't at work until then) and hopefully turn them in Monday. No idea how long processing will take. The insurance won't cover dental directly, but it does include $1500 flex spending for medical needs, which includes dental. So hooray for that! My coworkers assured me it's super reliable.

So assuming I stop eating nerds for dinner (not that I EVER EVER do that) and stop...I can't believe I'm typing this...guzzling coke, I can probably survive until I can get work done.

ETA: You know, when I first started this thing, just about the week I graduated from high school, I don't think I ever imagined I'd be writing about my insurance plan in it.

So I started having the occasional tooth-falling-out dream again a couple weeks ago. As a sort of New Years resolution (I don't do them for a variety of reasons) I've begun being insane about dental hygiene; I've always brushed twice a day, now I'm also flossing and doing mouthwash.

I just realized I have a massive cavity. And probably several minor ones, but that's not new. There is a kind of a grey stripe across the bottom of one my teeth; it doesn't hurt, but it is a different texture than the rest of my tooth. My best guess is it's a massive cavity that should be filled.

The thing is, I don't have dental insurance. Actually, I have no idea what's going on with my insurance at the moment; I need to ask about that at work. I've been there for more than three months now, so I'm pretty sure I should have...something. Not sure if it'll include dental. (Doubtful of it, in fact.)

I had regular checkups as a kid, and only ever had one cavity. I had a root canal two years ago, right before I moved to the city; that's the only massive dental thing I've ever had. But I haven't been to the dentist since, because...again, no insurance. Now I guess I have to. I was going to put money into savings this month, and try and pay down some of my credit card (I'm still dealing with debt from when I was unemployed and from buying my computer over the summer--obviously wouldn't have bought the computer if I'd know I was about to lose my job...). But now I'm guessing that money will go to a dentist instead.

I don't even want to know how much this is going to cost me in the city... I'm trying not to freak out about it (I don't freak out too easily) but this sucks.