well normally mondays are my best days but over the weekend i've had this toothache which has been driving me mad.
so i was brave this morning and not only rang the dentist and made an appointment, which was scary enough, i actually went to the dentist.
what i thought would be a simplish filling or something turned into a complete nightmare when i was told i had numerous holes (i actually lost count when they were showing me the x-ray), a minimum of 3 root canals that need doing and to top it all off, like i needed any more, a huge abcess.
i have been given a suggested treatment schedule (only 11 visits) and a minimum cost (things may get more expensive once they start exploring properly) of about $4500.
being an at home mum with 2 little kids and a lovely husband who keeps us in electricity and groceries but not much left over, what do we do next. no savings, no rich relatives and i've heard that the odds of winning the lottery are pretty slim no matter how much you need even a small part of the money.
how do other people cope with huge, unexpected bills? i'm sure i'm not the only one going through this, especially at the moment with the world financial crisis.
not only that but i had to call in the spca last night when one of my kittens collapsed, they've told me that there is a particularly nasty form of cat flu going around and has already killed some other foster kittens. both of them went to the vet last night and i need to wait until this afternoon to find out if they are ok.
not a very good start to the week, lets hope it gets better from here on