u/smilelikeyoumeanit81

Looking for recommendations for dentists who are non judgmental and good at handling anxiety. Long story short, I haven't been to a dentist for an exam/cleaning in over 10 years. I didn't have dental insurance for a long part of that, but once I did get dental insurance 2 years ago, my severe anxiety has been holding me back. I don't go into full on panic mode or anything, but I still get a little shaky, and it's worsened by the thought of being judged for not taking care of my oral health like I should.

Prefer West Ashley or downtown, but would be willing to do James Island or N Chas if needed. Can't do further than that, unfortunately (no car).

Thanks in advance!

Wanted to post here to remind everyone to be cautious with supplements after recovering from an illness.

I recently came down with a bout of what I think was staph based food poisoning from leftover buffalo chicken dip. Luckily, it was pretty quick, vomiting stopped around the 14 hour mark and I was able to stomach some saltines and broth. Over the next two days, I slowly eased back into eating more regularly, but sticking with things like toast and light soups. During this time, I also stopped taking all supplements, including berberine. Last night, it had been a full 72 hours since I had gotten sick, and I was back to eating normally, so I thought I could resume berberine, and took my usual dose with dinner. Normally, I do get a little bloating, but nothing major and it passes pretty quickly.

This time, I noticed the bloating was a little stronger, but still not too bad, so two hours later I went to bed, thinking nothing of it, only to wake up a half an hour into sleep with my food poisoning symptoms coming back with a vengeance, and seemingly worse. Sweating, shaking, vomiting every 10-15 minutes for two and a half hours, until finally things settled down and I could go back to bed. It was the worst I've ever felt, and legitimately had me praying to a God I don't believe in to make it stop. I'm a type 2 diabetic, so at first thought I was going into DKA for the first time in my life, but my sugar was in a normal range, albeit slightly elevated bc of the stress. (I had tested before bed as usual and it was in range). I also knew it wasn't caused by food, because I purged my fridge of any leftovers of the food I had eaten before initially getting sick (I was pretty sure it was the dip, but had also eaten a few other suspect foods at the same time, so just tossed it all).

I was googling between bouts of vomiting, and then cursing myself because I realized that berberine can be very irritating to your digestive tract, especially if it's still healing from a recent GI issue, which can cause a severe flare up/rebound of food poisoning symptoms. In hindsight, it makes complete sense, but I thought since I was back on essentially a normal diet with no issues, that my system would be able to handle it. Wrong. The vomiting also kept happening in periodic waves long after all the food was out, which made it seem like my stomach lining was just inflamed and wanted to get everything out, like it was going into panic mode. Luckily, things seem to be mostly okay, I'm keeping fluids down and am going to try some saltines in a little bit. The only discomfort I'm really feeling now is slight hunger pangs. But I know now to be extra cautious when recovering from any stomach illnesses in the future.

TLDR; don't restart supplements, especially ones that can aggravate GI issues, until long after you've recovered from any GI related illness, unless you want to suffer.

As the title says, my dumb ass fell for a fake online shopping site that used the brand's specific logo, only the URL was a couple of letters off (which I didn't notice until I had already entered my card info and hit submit). Yes, it was a sponsored Google result (surprise, surprise!). The transaction "didn't go through," but I know they definitely got my info regardless.

I went and immediately canceled the card I used within 5 minutes of closing out of the site once I realized it was a scam, and requested a new card be issued with new numbers. I also called the bank and got a really considerate rep who assured me I did everything right, but to still let them know if I see any suspicious transactions.

BUT I did see that due to automatic updater services, the compromised card could have been added by the scammers to a digital wallet and then would be automatically updated with the new number, so I could still be screwed.

The reason I'm posting here is because, what are the chances that I might be okay, if, for example, they didn't try to add the card to a wallet until after I had already canceled it? Would they get some kind of error for trying to add an already canceled card? (Again, I canceled in within less than 5 minutes of me entering the info). Unfortunately, as far as I know, my bank doesn't provide significant verifications if a card is added to a digital wallet, and I also don't have the option to see recurring charges until AFTER they've already been added.

I know I'm probably screwed, so planning on keeping an eye on my transactions and if I see anything strange, I'm immediately disputing it and going to open a completely new account for the future. But I still wanted to try to understand how the mechanics of this might be in my favor. I also know no answer is 100 percent, since it largely depends on these particular scammers. Thanks.

Hi all, longtime lurker, first time poster who's seen a lot of people in a similar situation. I made the mistake of freaking out about the end of SAVE deadline and applied through StudentAid for the IBR plan mid-June. It pulled in my tax information, since I'm still opted in from when I switched plans in 2023, and showed that my monthly payment was expected to be 50 dollars (which I now know is a glitch). I got the first notice from MOHELA that my payments were going to be $0 from July 2026 to October 2027, and then go up to $741 then. I did the whole freak out thing, then realized this was a stupid generic payment schedule change, since the IDR application still hadn't processed.

Then, last week, I got an email from MOHELA notifying me that my IDR application had processed and I had a new payment schedule - and suddenly now I owe the $741 beginning at the end of THIS month. The letter does say "IBR" at the top, not the generic IDR. It also has me making payments over 10 years, which seems like I was placed in the standard plan.

For context, I owe $68,361 total, a combination of undergrad and grad. AGI from 2025 taxes is $41,416, filing single with no dependents. When I went back to FSA and used the calculator again, it showed that my IBR payment would be just over $200, and RAP was even lower.

Should I call MOHELA and ask them to verify their calculation, or should I just reapply for IBR through FSA? Do I have to specifically ask for the administrative forbearance, or will it go into affect if I have them recalculate?

I have enough in savings to cover this month's payment if it comes to that, but I don't know how I will manage in the future. I have a decent salary, but after taxes, insurance, and paying into pension, I only bring home about a third of that. I also have significant medical bills from managing a chronic condition and my rent just recently went up. I also have a credit card payment every month from when I ran up my balance during the pandemic (as a graduate student assistant I didn't qualify for unemployment assistance). I also don't have a car, and was hoping to be able to get one this coming year (I live in an area that's very car-oriented and hard to get around without one, as public transit is unreliable), but with this new payment there's no way I would be able to afford another monthly payment and gas, insurance, etc. I'm also realizing that I will most likely never buy a house, or at least have my own apartment without a roommate. I just feel stuck, and this feels like being kicked repeatedly when so many things in my life are already going to shit.

ETA: When logging into my FSA account, it still shows the IBR application as "In Review," and my loan dashboard shows that I'm in SAVE with a recertification date of September 2027. It also says Enrollment Start as June 8, 2026, which is when I submitted the IBR application??? None of this makes sense.