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After reading posts for months and viewing people taking the first steps i feel the need to share my journey.
I am 40 years old, male, good job etc and have not visited the dentist in 15 years
About a year ago i broke a molar after about a week of it giving me pain, and the pain was gone, great
Few weeks back it has begun to ache and i can move it in my gum so the time had come to thinking about the first visit......
I have never had any pain as such with my teeth and no real receeding gums but i have had gingervitis since i was 20.
After looking at my teeth i think they will need a hell of a clean and what ever else and i assume i will need the broken tooth extracting.
As many of you out there the fear is getting into the chair.
3 weeks ago i rang for an emergency appointment and it took me 3 hours of pacing outside to get thru the door to reception........but then hot footed it and left.....
The dentist is my parents dentist and my Dad had to phone to explain i have phobia and inturn they have set up my appointment with my Dad who has phoned me to say today 3.30pm
For the last few days it has been going thru my mind,....cancer...pain....imminent death...passing out....loosing control...never seeing a sunrise....never seeing my wife and kids again....etc as many of you have and do feel the same.
I am scared and can think of a thousand reasons not to go.
I am no way calm, i have told my work colleages who are trying their best to support me and i hope by posting this you will send me calming thoughts.
I will report back
I am 40 years old, male, good job etc and have not visited the dentist in 15 years
About a year ago i broke a molar after about a week of it giving me pain, and the pain was gone, great
Few weeks back it has begun to ache and i can move it in my gum so the time had come to thinking about the first visit......
I have never had any pain as such with my teeth and no real receeding gums but i have had gingervitis since i was 20.
After looking at my teeth i think they will need a hell of a clean and what ever else and i assume i will need the broken tooth extracting.
As many of you out there the fear is getting into the chair.
3 weeks ago i rang for an emergency appointment and it took me 3 hours of pacing outside to get thru the door to reception........but then hot footed it and left.....
The dentist is my parents dentist and my Dad had to phone to explain i have phobia and inturn they have set up my appointment with my Dad who has phoned me to say today 3.30pm
For the last few days it has been going thru my mind,....cancer...pain....imminent death...passing out....loosing control...never seeing a sunrise....never seeing my wife and kids again....etc as many of you have and do feel the same.
I am scared and can think of a thousand reasons not to go.
I am no way calm, i have told my work colleages who are trying their best to support me and i hope by posting this you will send me calming thoughts.
I will report back