Happy Birthday Cygnus X-1! (Joey)

YYZ30 · Post by **YYZ30** » Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:56 am

CygnusX1 wrote:
YYZ30 wrote:Just do what I did - have all your teeth yanked out and get dentures! Easiest 35 pounds I ever lost
Dude...that's too ironic because I'm getting impressions made for a top
plate next week.

Unless you're kidding.....and if that's the case, all I can say is D'OH!

No sir - August 13th I went under the knife.

I have a full smile for the first time since 1996.

Walkinghairball · Post by **Walkinghairball** » Thu Oct 04, 2012 7:52 pm

And I thought my x-lax diet to lose 7 lbs to get into the Army was rough...........................Dang Zed.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm........I wonder how much it is to get my jaw wired shut?????

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Fri Oct 05, 2012 3:42 am

YYZ30 wrote: No sir - August 13th I went under the knife.

I have a full smile for the first time since 1996.

Coolness Zed. Good for you Bro. I hope to be able to do that soon.

YYZ30 · Post by **YYZ30** » Fri Oct 05, 2012 6:51 am

Walkinghairball wrote:And I thought my x-lax diet to lose 7 lbs to get into the Army was rough...........................Dang Zed.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm........I wonder how much it is to get my jaw wired shut?????

It's a bonus! I don't mind the weight loss and I'm halfway to fully healed. Come December the dentist will look me over - if I am healed they will make my casts for my final plates.

Soup4Rush · Post by **Soup4Rush** » Fri Oct 05, 2012 8:38 am

Happy to hear you are doing good Zed... but seriously bro, I could have saved you some money!!!!

YYZ30 · Post by **YYZ30** » Fri Oct 05, 2012 8:56 am

Soup4Rush wrote:Happy to hear you are doing good Zed... but seriously bro, I could have saved you some money!!!!

You'll have to queue up behind the rest of the "dentists" that said they could do it for me for short money

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Fri Oct 05, 2012 9:29 am

Zed....did you negotiate for cash or are you on a plan?

I'm hearing that some docs will give a price break for cold hard cash.

Walkinghairball · Post by **Walkinghairball** » Fri Oct 05, 2012 9:38 am

CygnusX1 wrote:I'm hearing that some docs will give a price break for cold hard cash.

Ok, kind of unrelated........I need my left big toenail removed now, and no insurance still from unenjoyment.
I called the place I went to and got the prices................ $100.00 office visit.........$405.00 for the removal.
I can put 1/2 down for the ONLY payment plan they will give me, no exceptions.
If I can come up with all of the money they will give me a 20% price break and the total will be $404.00 which I believe is only on the removal price, I still have to pay for the office visit.

Kind of looking like plier time to me.

YYZ30 · Post by **YYZ30** » Fri Oct 05, 2012 10:37 am

CygnusX1 wrote:Zed....did you negotiate for cash or are you on a plan?

I'm hearing that some docs will give a price break for cold hard cash.

Plan. My original oral surgeon wanted cash and offered no financing - I don't have $4K frittering away in a bank account that I could just pull out for that...add the fact that they lost my original surgery order and that pretty much sent me packing to the place I go to now.

I am on a plan, but after my insurance and the discount they have for being contracted I got roughly 45% off the original grand total. The rest is being paid in very managable installments.

I love the place I go now.

Soup4Rush · Post by **Soup4Rush** » Fri Oct 05, 2012 1:39 pm

Walkinghairball wrote:
CygnusX1 wrote:I'm hearing that some docs will give a price break for cold hard cash.
Ok, kind of unrelated........I need my left big toenail removed now, and no insurance still from unenjoyment.
I called the place I went to and got the prices................ $100.00 office visit.........$405.00 for the removal.
I can put 1/2 down for the ONLY payment plan they will give me, no exceptions.
If I can come up with all of the money they will give me a 20% price break and the total will be $404.00 which I believe is only on the removal price, I still have to pay for the office visit.

Kind of looking like plier time to me.

can you wait for it to fall off on its own?

Xanadu · Post by **Xanadu** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 10:02 am

Any of us here would remove it for free, you can always count on us.

zepboy · Post by **zepboy** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 2:16 pm

Been there. They are just going to use pliers anyway . . . the only difference will be a local anesthetic. Jack will do the same thing, but much cheaper.

Walkinghairball · Post by **Walkinghairball** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 4:19 pm

Soup4Rush wrote:
Walkinghairball wrote:
CygnusX1 wrote:I'm hearing that some docs will give a price break for cold hard cash.
Ok, kind of unrelated........I need my left big toenail removed now, and no insurance still from unenjoyment.
I called the place I went to and got the prices................ $100.00 office visit.........$405.00 for the removal.
I can put 1/2 down for the ONLY payment plan they will give me, no exceptions.
If I can come up with all of the money they will give me a 20% price break and the total will be $404.00 which I believe is only on the removal price, I still have to pay for the office visit.

Kind of looking like plier time to me.
can you wait for it to fall off on its own?

Dunno. Some days it hurts, others not so much.

Walkinghairball · Post by **Walkinghairball** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 4:20 pm

Xanadu wrote:Any of us here would remove it for free, you can always count on us.

Thanks kiddo.......I knew I could count on you.

Walkinghairball · Post by **Walkinghairball** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 4:21 pm

zepboy wrote:Been there. They are just going to use pliers anyway . . . the only difference will be a local anesthetic. Jack will do the same thing, but much cheaper.

I have kind of thought about that option. Really the only thing holding it on is the nail bed.