Support Sheila's Urgent Dental Surgery- whole procedure

(Please see update at the bottom in bold. All information has been left as was posted for continuity.)

My name is Sheila and I am an artist and teacher who uses ceramics to pose questions and express my observations. Unfortunately, I am in the middle of a health crisis regarding dental care. I require dental surgery to arrest the bone loss in my jaws. Dental care is both essential and prohibitively expensive. I have had to postpone treatment because of the cost of care. It turns out that delaying treatment makes things much worse. Multiple sites in my jaw are infected and antibiotics are a stopgap, not a solution. The longer this goes on, the worse that it gets. I currently require extractions in order to save what is left of my upper and lower jaws. The infections have intruded into every aspect of my being. There are few instances where pain is a welcome companion and, in my case, it has disrupted my ability to create and my ability to teach. The list of things that I can eat diminishes every day. That makes it hard to eat healthy which has really bad consequences. My social interaction has suffered because people in pain aren’t good company and I also find it hard to look forward to the things I used to enjoy.

The treatment is divided into 3 phases. This covers the first phase which is extraction and bone grafting. This shall be performed by a local dentist , this being the fairest rate I found. (total for all phases $51,000)

** update: After a follow up visit, due to the extreme bone loss phase 2a needs to happen in tandem with Phase one. Phase 2 is the bulk of cost as after extraction , restoration will need to take place, which means implants hence cost. Thankfully The dentists have a greed to break down the cost over the time it takes to do the work and heal so this is the cost of phase 1 and 2a. ($18,500) Any consideration that you can provide to get me out of this state will be highly appreciated. I am grateful for your attention, time and contributions.

***URGENT UPDATE*** 1/28/2025

With more research a much better resolution has been found. Rather than having the procedures done locally, Traveling abroad for medical treatment is a lot more affordable in comparison. To cover ALL the surgical procedures needed as well as travel and accommodation, it will cost $17,500! (in comparison for the total of $51,000 it would take in the USA)

With that said I do still need your help to reach this attainable goal as soon as possible. (lost another tooth this morning :( )

I thank you all that have contributed so far.

Please keep me in your thoughts.