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if this isn't a frustrading day i don't know what is. i wake up and my first thought is, ouch. cannot open my mouth without pain. clicking in jaw. go to insurer's website. call 20 doctors. find a place that will take a walk-in. wait hour. they tell me my insurance doesn't have my student info so they can't see me. call insurance. work it out. feel huge relief. back to dentist. tell them to call again. they tell me to sit. 40 minutes. watch tony danza on tv. take solace knowing doing the show is probably as painful for him as it is to watch. wonder if they ever show re-runs of who's the boss. crazy mona. dentist calls me. no go on insurance info. it is 11:30.
go home, wait for dentist to call. think about doing laundry. open dresser drawer. it breaks in my hand. bottom drawer is already broken. clothes pile on the floor. think about throwing clothes out the window. it is 1. call dentist. they have verified information. they can no longer take walk-ins. there are no appointments.
call 10 more dentists. find one that will squeeze me in at 3. at dentist. 30 second appointment. here is an anibiotic. you need your wisdom teeth out. can't do that until we see x-rays from your last dentist. call us after the holidays.

and i'm the lucky one who actually has insurance.