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[sunshinefields]

I broke my tooth this morning. I had a root canal done while Jason was deployed, so 2 years ago? After that and another root canal my insurance was maxed out and I couldn't afford the crown. Then life went on and I was pregnant and then I moved and then I forgot and now the tooth is broken. I do have to say the temporary filling has not broken,

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[xo_bumblebee]

I haven't had my teeth cleaned in over a year because I changed jobs, which my new job was contracted a different dental insurance company, so my waiting period started over. Then this year my work is changing dental carriers AGAIN. Long story short I probably can't go til January, and even then I'll be footing 50% of the cost, since I have to have gum deep cleanings instead of regular cleanings. Also, they will only pay up to $1,500 per year for stuff.

I wonder if I can go to the dental clinics on Fort Bragg once Tony and I get married and not pay anything? :/

[sunshinefields]

Tricare dental covers 2 cleanings/checkups in a 12 month period and then a few other little things are completely covered too. Then it starts with the cost share, like things like crowns are 50%.

[over_you_again]

Oh that happened to me! I had a root canal before I was 18 so they wouldn't let me get a crown, and the doctor only filled the tooth half way. One night I was eating and my tooth just cracked in half and broke off. It's not like I was eating rocks or anything, I just bit down and had to spit out a tooth. It sucked. It also sucks that dental work is so damn expensive! I don't remember what the cost of my crown was. I know my root canal was $1700 and we didn't have insurance at the time...my grandma paid for it

[sunshinefields]

I think my crown was $700 or something, I have to pay roughly $350 out of pocket. Which when you don't have an income... :( My mom is going to pay half, and hopefully Jason has one more paycheck so I can pay the other half without breaking the bank too bad.

We do get housing as active duty, but November is his "release" date, and he had to pay for some parts of his uniform that were missing and that took a good chunk of our paycheck. The GI bill does give a living stipend if you are going full time, Jason still has to apply for that, and it probably wont start until the semester starts anyway. He just did the first part of his physical and then he can apply for disability through the VA. I am hopeful he will get a decent amount, I feel like everyone knows someone who gets "so much money" every month, and I am kind of hoping we will be one of those! :P

I am so glad people don't use machines anymore. My parents still have one though!

[over_you_again]

Tell me about it. We have income but no insurance and I just forked over $195 at the doc and will need almost $400 in lab work this week, and that's just the beginning. Money makes me anxious.

My sister always told me that her and her husband will be getting their "housing allowance" for the rest of their lives, which is $1000/month. Maybe they're just getting their living stipend because he is going to school. She is under the impression though that they will get $1000/month forever. I dunno. Her husband also got disability because he hurt his knee during basic training. I think he got like $14,000 for that. He's not working though and they still manage to be struggling.

I'm assuming by what you have posted that Jason got injured in the military? I don't remember you writing about that (maybe you didn't)...what happened? From what I knew you had to be pretty badly injured to get a purple heart, is he alright?

[sunshinefields]

So I don't know exactly how it all works, but from my understanding the military only offers disability or retirement pay if you are no longer active duty, not a housing allowance. If he is getting a housing allowance, it is probably just from the GI Bill living stipend.

Yes, he was in a truck that was hit with RPG and was knocked unconscious (two of the guys in the truck lost a leg each). Basically they were blown up. (the beginning of Iron Man, is a good way to describe what happened) So he suffered a traumatic brain injury, not to mention all the other symptoms of going to war. He definitely has some PTSD going on and has a lot of trouble sleeping, and a lot of back pain. So I guess he is alright, but not as alright has he would have been not deploying, if that makes sense.