u/Saraluna

I've been a creator on Patreon for five years and have a small following posting drawings, comics, a newsletter, and blogs from my small art studio. *Very* occasionally, this includes life drawings from illustration sessions I attend, but there is zero sexual content on my page. This month I was suddenly informed that my account was recategorized as adult/18+ and my August earnings are being withheld pending identify verification, which I'm hesitant about since it involves exposing my information to a third party, and I don't understand why Patreon having my banking information isn't enough. My questions are:

1.) are life drawings enough to have your account categorized this way?

2.) will patreon support ever have a human look at my message? I keep getting an auto response when I reply asking which posts triggered this so I can consider removing them.

3.) Is Patreon's ID verification considered safe?

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I had a root canal last Thursday 6/18 and was fitted with a temporary crown. I had no pain in the tooth or any discomfort prior to the procedure. The next day, I noticed some minor soreness in my gums that I attributed to the two injection sites for the anesthesia. Yesterday night, 6/21, I looked at my gums to see if there was any mark and noticed a small whitehead bump like a pimple on my gum above the root canal tooth. It isn't swollen, and it only feels tender if I touch it, and then barely so. But I am reading online that this can be an abscess. My dentist is not easy to get an appointment with, and in two days I am traveling until next week. What is the best course of action for me?

edit: 35, nonsmoker, never had a root canal before. I wouldn't have made this appointment before my travel, but my dentist did not explain the procedure to me adequately beforehand.

I had a small filling between two teeth done 4-5 years ago where a small cavity had developed. I am 35 and take really good care of my teeth (brush, floss, mouthwash, regular dental cleanings), but this one area is where food gets stuck.

Fast forward to a few months ago, my dentist observed on an xray what she thought was a shadow behind the filling and recommended I get it redone ASAP. She said that as a precaution, she needed to get the insurance to approve a root canal because the filling was so close to the root of the tooth that if she exposed it, it would have to be a root canal. The insurance rejected the request twice saying the xray didn't support the need for it, but when they resubmitted it again this month with the same xrays, it was approved, which really confused me. I did not have any pain or discomfort in the tooth.

I had the procedure yesterday. The dentist drilled for less than a minute before saying she had exposed the root and needed to do a root canal.

I was horrified to look at the xrays and see that it looks like she drilled my entire tooth away! Is this standard? I am so upset I feel sick.

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Recently diagnosed with methane SIBO after a breath test (following a bunch of tests for other things over the past year ordered by my GI). Other values were fine but methane was very high (97). I've been prescribed Zyfaxine (3x a day) and neomycine (2x a day) for two weeks. Will I have any GI symptoms while taking this round of antibiotics that will make being at work difficult? And are there any recommended steps to take after treatment to repopulate good bacteria and prevent reoccurrence of this condition?