Wisdom Teeth Begone, I love HSA’s

I went to the dentist this morning to find out why my gums are extremely sore after my sickness a week ago. I figured my wisdom teeth might be the culprit so I decided to have an appointment to see what was up.

I’m actually sorta disappointed in the dentist. A 2 minute exam after a full jaw x-ray and he tells me my wisdom teeth need to come out (I figured they did). And apparently I only have 3, which is cool with me. But I didn’t go there to find out whether my wisdom teeth needed to come out, I went there to find out why overnight my gums are sore enough to prevent me from eating. I should have been more vocal at the appointment, maybe.

Anyway, I can’t get them pulled until the 17th of January, so I have to deal with the pain until then. Maybe the pain will subside by then, maybe it won’t. He also wants to schedule a cleaning, which is scheduled for sometime in February. Maybe I’ll call and see if he can elaborate a bit more on how this sudden gum sensitivity came about.

At least I didn’t have to pay anything for the appointment. Not even from my HSA because they are submitting directly to insurance. I also have a credit on my account because they overcharged me during my last visit.

Have I mentioned how much I love HSA’s? To be able to use pre-tax money for medical expenses? To earn -interest- on this tax free money? To have work help out by helping us reach our deductible amount by putting money into the account? To actually have a program that forces people to actually prepare and financially think about putting money away for medical emergencies and be responsible? I love everything about them.