Bills, Bills, Bills

I had my oral surgery consultation this afternoon. I knew it would cost me money to get all four of my wisdom teeth removed, but I didn't think it would be so much.

My appointment was for 1:15 pm. I got there about 5 minutes early. I sat down in the waiting room because two people were at the window discussing payment. I overheard them saying that a payment like that would be an entire paycheck. They got there bill taken care of and left. I went to the window and gave my name. The receptionist gave me about 5 sheets of information to fill out. It took about 5-10 minutes to read and fill it all out. I gave them back to the receptionist and waited another 5 minutes. My name was called and I went back and sat in a big white exam chair.

I waited a couple of more minutes then the Doctor came in. He introduced himself and went on to explain the benefits of having my wisdom teeth removed. The doctor said that usually wisdom teeth come out when someone is 17, not 27. I guess I missed that one. After his talk he said he would give me some time to think about it. I told him that I would have them removed. Just like that I was asked to go back out to the receptionist to make an appointment.

I watched as the lady was writing numbers on a bill. The numbers were large. She handed the bill to me and said that half needed to be paid the day of the surgery. There were three final numbers on the bill. I asked if my final total was $800. No. She said that I need to pay half of that on the day of my surgery. I have to bring $400 with me. Then with the largest number on top, which was $1400, I need to pay that off in 3 months. Perfect. There goes Christmas. Did the insurance pick up any of this?

So much for my other bills in life, i.e. Student Loan, Car Payment, House Payment. Maybe I should delay this for another 10 years. Maybe then, I would have the money saved up.