I have to go to the dentist. A normal sentence for most people but for me it encompasses absolute gut wrenching dread, fear, terror and every other horrible feeling known to man. I have an absolute dread of the dentist and have only been 3 times in the last 15 years as I only go when self medicating at home no longer works, which is why I have to go now.
Before Christmas I had bad toothache and my face swelled like a balloon, I finally acknowledged I had to do something so I went to the doctors for some antibiotics. My Doctor gave me one course on the express instruction that I must see a dentist. I have found one near me that is phobic friendly and they have promised not to put anything in my mouth if I don’t want them to. They dentist is going to look tomorrow and then when I have to have anything done I will come back in a month or so and be sedated.
I know this is completely illogical, irrational and stupid but I am so terrified I have had to have tranquilisers given to me so I can get through the door. I am fine taking K every six months as long as I don’t have to go in the actual room where the chair is. My lovely Al has taken a night off work so he can take me as he knows how scared I am.
So think of me tomorrow at 3.30 and send me prayers/positive thoughts so that may be I won’t be a quivering, crying, sobbing wreck in the corner!
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BUT YOU WILL BE
How did you get on?
I'm not phobic but I'm not keen on dentists (I have a thing about teeth).
I found a lovely dentist who has great pictures on the ceiling and lets me take my iPod into the room so I can 'zone out' while he does his thing.
I got on really well. Th tranquillisers took the edge off but I was still a sobbing wreck but |I managed to let him have a look and take x rays.
I have to have 4 fillings which will be done under sedation soon. I am quite pleased actually, I haven't been for a check up since I was 18, I have only had emergency work since then.
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