Salivary stones

Last month randomly I got a salivary gland stone that hurt worse than I can describe. The thing was nasty and it was blocking up my gleeker and making my duct feather out and just causing me to be in some serious pain. Check this thing out...

Gross. The picture doesn't even do it justice. Well I tried a bunch of home remedies and nothing was working so I went and saw our family doctor. He thought I was a freak show and sent me to a mouth nose and throat specialist and when I got there I was in and outing 15 minutes. I begged him to just cut it out of my mouth so he numbed me up really quick and out it went. My gleeker was gone and so was the gland stone.

So where am I getting at you are probably wondering? This was not just to gross everyone out but I opened a bill that came in the mail (I am bad at checking it so its been a few days) and I have to pay almost $700 for it! My insurance is trying to deny the claim saying its a pre-existing condition. Are you serious? I have never had one in my life and I couldn't even live 5 days with it. The doctor told me that antibiotics may clear it up and I had to plead with him to just cut it out of my mouth! So I am peeved. 

Tomorrow Altius will be getting a piece of my mind and I really hope I don't end up paying for something I could really have done myself. Maybe I should have. 

Outside of the doctor bill today was lovely. I love my calling so much and the kids in our class are so precious. I am excited every Sunday to teach my darling 4 year olds and having Bryson in our class makes it that much more fun. We finally got set apart now that we have been teaching for the last few months. 

We are also having a fast and furious marathon with my brother so I better get back to it since we just started the third after our cazookie break. 

So heres to today...to the opportunity to teach primary, to no more gland stones, to movie marathons, and to cazookies. Thankful for today.