Monster Soup

The whole oatmeal thing wasn’t in my script. It started off as a silly doodle when I was sketching the layouts for this scene.

Personal stuff: This past week has been chaotic. I had been having issues with the root canal I had in April of last year, so I was planning to call the dentist to see if I could come in. I woke up Tuesday morning to make the call and instantly noticed the vision in my right eye wasn’t right. It’s hard to explain what I was seeing, but I knew this wasn’t normal. I thought that it was my retina tearing. (With how bad my eyes are, my retinas are extremely thin. I’m constantly in fear of them tearing.) Frantically, I called an eye specialist and explained what was going on and they told me to come in as soon as possible. My eye pressures were high and after all of the photos and scans, they did notice a hemorrhage and signs of possible glaucoma. That was something I wasn’t expecting to hear. Since I don’t have any insurance, they told me today’s visit would be only $75, but they also set me up an appointment with a retina specialist, which will be $350. I told them that I saw a specialist several months back and everything looked okay then, and they didn’t see any tearing or holes today. But I was strongly urged to have another checkup. With all of this done, I then went to my dentist and had them look at the root canal. After some xrays, they couldn’t see any issues as to why I was feeling pain. One explanation is that the roots could be cracked, and if that is the case, extraction is the only option. This news pissed me off. Root canals are expensive. I was talked into having this done. And it only lasted a year?! WTF. They ended up filling down the crown some so my top teeth won’t be hitting it, and for me to baby that side and see if the pain goes away. (Something about a ligament might be irritated and not cracked roots.) The tooth is still sensitive today. Oh! And the filling they did on the tooth behind it at the time of the root canal is now “leaking” and they said it needs a crown. $1,400. FML. *defeated* Extract them all and give me dentures now. I joke, but that’s how I’m starting to feel about all of this.

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