Hi Joanna,
I have little time to post. I mostly read and chew on my lunch hour and that is about it. Eating and typing seem to come into conflict.

Anyway, between my husband who had to have almost all of his teeth capped after 3 root canals and my two partials, I've spent about $50,000 at the dentist above the insurance money in the last 3 years. And now they want to cap my remaining uppers and redo the partial. This is ongoing forever. No wonder I don't own a house at the shore.

Anyway, I wanted to remind you to keep accurate records of all your unreimbursed medical and dental bills, mileage to and fro all appts, and any payments on insurance. Anything over $7500 is tax deductible and depending on you bracket, you can get the government to cover some of this. Also, if you have dental insurance, you might want to get the dentist to bill it over two if that works for your deductible. For me, mine is so low, it is better to bill it all in one year and take the income tax deduction on what is not covered.

Just a thought. Hope it helps.

Eileen
P.S. How did you stand getting in that hyperbaric oxygen chamber. The one in Phila holds 8 people and looks like a 1000 gal oil tank. I'm terrified, but then I'm clautrophobic.