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Clem
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Went to my new dentist today, earlier than I had planned (which was a prophy with nitrous in about 6 months), but have a broken filling that needs fixed. I was somewhere between nervous and terrified, literally shaking as I filled out the health forms. And my nice, quiet office was filled with screaming, running, ghastly brats, so my few minutes to breathe and calm myself was nonexistent. Then get to the room, talk a minute to ask a few questions, then get the mask on and try to relax. Nothing. Freaking nothing. No tingling, no floating, maybe a nanogram of relaxation. We tried it twice. He wants to reschedule to an early morning appt (with no screaming brats) and hope for a better result. I did that, but am disappointed, furious, frustrated (I just wanted to get the damned thing done and over with) and at a loss to know what to do next. It didn't help that he is encouraging me to try it without local, as it's an old filling, he doesn't have to replace the whole thing, and the "nerve retracts" in old fillings? Great. The razor's edge between the horrible shot and the horrible pain. Lovely. I want to not care about what is happening, which is what nitrous is SUPPOSED to do, and I want a shot so I'm not screaming in pain. Duh.
Is there any chance that the morning appt is going to be better? NO ONE is every giving me local anesthetic again without major drug intervention. What if we get started on this procedure, there's pain, and no effect of the nitrous? What then? Jeez, this just gets worse all the time. I'm about done with dentists.
Is there any chance that the morning appt is going to be better? NO ONE is every giving me local anesthetic again without major drug intervention. What if we get started on this procedure, there's pain, and no effect of the nitrous? What then? Jeez, this just gets worse all the time. I'm about done with dentists.
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