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prolix
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I guess I just want some reassurance that I'm not the biggest pain the butt ever.
I live in a country where I don't speak the local language, and my dentist speaks pretty good but not flawless English.
I went in for a toothache, but didn't take diazepam beforehand as I usually do because I didn't think there'd be a procedure, just a diagnostic thing. When she started to describe what was needed (root canal) and told me the whole procedure, I ended up shaking and crying.
I felt so guilty, making her speak English, and then crying in her office, I feel like I must have been so annoying. My situation is always so complicated (I'm terrified, I'm only available one day a week, I can't use penicillin, I can't use erythromycin, I can't use laughing gas, I'm a pain to x-ray, the list goes on...) and I hate worrying that I'm just that person who she sees on her schedule and it ruins her day. She's so nice, and I hate being such a bother.
The crying just really made me feel bad... so I'm wondering, is this more common than I imagine? Do other people cry too, so maybe it's not that big of a deal? And what do dentists think about it when we cry? Do they get annoyed or angry, even if they don't show it?
I live in a country where I don't speak the local language, and my dentist speaks pretty good but not flawless English.
I went in for a toothache, but didn't take diazepam beforehand as I usually do because I didn't think there'd be a procedure, just a diagnostic thing. When she started to describe what was needed (root canal) and told me the whole procedure, I ended up shaking and crying.
I felt so guilty, making her speak English, and then crying in her office, I feel like I must have been so annoying. My situation is always so complicated (I'm terrified, I'm only available one day a week, I can't use penicillin, I can't use erythromycin, I can't use laughing gas, I'm a pain to x-ray, the list goes on...) and I hate worrying that I'm just that person who she sees on her schedule and it ruins her day. She's so nice, and I hate being such a bother.
The crying just really made me feel bad... so I'm wondering, is this more common than I imagine? Do other people cry too, so maybe it's not that big of a deal? And what do dentists think about it when we cry? Do they get annoyed or angry, even if they don't show it?