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Problem with my eyes and now teeth (how am I going to continue living?)
21/male from Nigeria... since I was 10 years old i have a problem with my eyes they are constantly sensitive to light or anything bright.it just happened suddenly it's not like I hurt my eyes or anything.... I have gone see an eye doctor and he says it is caused by a refraction and he prescribed transition glasses.. I got the glasses but it did not help at all so I just stopped using it.
Am embarrassed to say this but I have not always practiced good oral hygiene,I brush my teeth once a day but not with the right technique because I had tatar and my gums would bleed when I brush.... so three years ago I discovered that four of my front up teeth and four of my down front teeth are loose/shaking so I went to a general hospital to see a dentist and did teeth cleaning (scaling and polish) and the dentist assured me that as long as I practice good oral hygiene my teeth will be healed and strong again.... I have been doing everything the dentist told me to do but my teeth is just getting worse, I go for regular cleaning every six months... But there seems to be no change..... Three months ago I went to a dental clinic for consultation after a couple of tests the dentist told me I have chronic periodontitis that the bone surrounding the affected teeth are being destroyed,he said that I have to do a root canal surgery....All this years I have been really depressed and I have a low self esteem ....am suppose to enter school this year but I can't because I want to use my tuition money for my treatment....I have problem with my eyes and now this! a lot of thoughts have floods in and out of head... . (Thoughts like all of this is my fault, what if I lose those teeth, what if I do the surgery and it fails, should I just end my life?I don't want to die, but if I end up losing those teeth I might not be able to bear the embarrassments the shame, I will literally become an outcast) at times I just sit in my room and cry.
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As you know now, the first doctor who cleaned your teeth said everything was fine but another says you have problems with your teeth.
I don't know what health care is like in Nigeria, but in the U.S. if we are having problems and the first doctor says we are fine, then we go to a 2nd or 3rd Dr. for their opinions. Wish my Mother had done that. Her Dr. told her that the pains she had were all imagined in her head. She did not go to any extra Dr.s for their opinion. Turns out, years later she ends up in Emergency of a Hospital where she learns the pain she's had all along was cancer, which killed her. Just because someone had a medical degree does not mean they can be wrong. Sometimes, others just want the money from their job and will say you have more problem than there really is so they have more billable hours.
I am light sensitive too with my eyes but have been that way all my life. Also am near sighted and wear glasses for that. Also come to find in last couple years that I have an astigmatism of the eyes. But my particular kind should have been caught when I was a child, because then, there was therapy that could fix it. Now that I am 59, it is far too late and I have to live with a little double vision. Just telling you all this so you don't trust everything a Dr. tells you. I am guessing there is no health insurance for you.
In the U.S. if the parents have children under health insurance, the child is no longer covered once they become 18 and are considered an adult. However if that grown child goes on to college, they can continue to be covered under parents insurance policy as long as they are in school, no matter that they are now adults. I don't know if there is any such thing in your country or if there is even health insurance. You might see if there is any kind of insurance you could qualify for as a student entering college. A good thing might be to go talk to counselors at the college you want to enter and let them know you plan to be a student there but also need some teeth work and eyes examined. Ask them if they can point you toward any special health insurance for students or dentists that take low income patients and will charge less than the usual rate. I was in that situation once, needing a root canal, had just moved and didn't have a new job and income yet. Just so you know, a root canal is not related to periodontal disease. Getting one if you need it, will not help with loose teeth. I've been told that I need to have teeth professionally cleaned more often due to them being crowded and a toothbrush and floss not being enough to get to all the places of build up. I was told thats why my gums have receded a bit in places but that I am not that bad off and brushing of the gums too will help them. I don't know if you have just a little since you're still young, or if you really do have a problem with loose teeth that will eventually come out with all that bone loss. But I do know that people don't have to live without teeth if their case is that bad. I know someone who is having the rest of her teeth pulled since she's lost many and will be having dentures/false teeth made to wear. SHe's older but its possible that is also done for younger people depending on how bad off they are.
There must be some kind of offices in your country that offer social and health services. We have that here. They cover all sorts of things, from helping provide food stamps from the government so you have food to eat, to actual health care referrals, advocates for any situational. So not just those with a right mind but those with mental illness can get help and housing too even. Start asking people you know if you have no idea if there are any such help agencies in your area.
Also try not to focus your thoughts on jumping to conclusions that you will be a reject and feel forced to kill yourself. think positive that it is only a matter of time before you bump into the right help, insurance and low cost Drs that can truly help and aren't out to just make a living off your problems.
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