LOL Tink as much as I can bear to...you know me so well already. I guess you are right...I mean I am used to tired but not this kind of tired...And I've already started worrying that they might find something unfavorable on friday. I sure hope not. I don't think I will ever relax.
Anyway as far as the actual procedure went, it really was far less dramatic and less miserable than a root canal. It took maybe an hour and a large portion of that was trying to get their 3d scanner working. It must have known how i felt about it, it never did work, so regular digital xrays sufficed yay less exposure right? I am not particularly sure what they used for the initial incision...it didn't feel like a scalpel but maybe it was. Dr C sat off to the side until the first post went in and they went to do the 3d that never worked. I was hoping she would come back, but she didn't. I feel kind of bad for making her come in early, she looked extra tired. She was the one that did my numbing which was nice. Dr H was pretty much focused on what he was doing not much chitchat between him and the assistants...the one girl came in last minute but only because D asked her too. I really do think she is annoyed with me over the xray thing.
Other than the machine not working it was pretty uneventful...very little actual noise, mostly pushing on the jaw...I think my jaw joint was more sore than where the implant is. No grafting materials. I chomped on the metal post on accident waiting on the machine because it wasn't very far in at the time...not hard but that rose a little internal panic.
Kept my crazy internal...and yes I did start to flashback at the point where all I could see were three sets of hands in my face pretty much. At that point though Dr C was gone and I think they were almost done anyway...whatever they were doing that required so many hands in my face ended before I went full tilt panic attack. For the most part though, he actually ended up standing more to my side and in my visual field for this than he has for root canals or even dr C has for any work. That helped a lot I think, and the lack of a dental dam. lol
I have to reform my opinion of Dr H. He's kind of dry when he is working...but afterward he is pretty congenial. I just don't think he knows how to deal with someone this panicked. I am not sure if he knows that one of my main issues has nothing to do with dentistry or not, but I am sure that would make it harder for him to know what to do with. I think this was the first actual time I looked at him properly. I don't think I have even when speaking with him before. He doesn't seem like such a bad guy after all. But I still really have no desire to see him for anything unless it is something Dr C doesn't do. Sorry I still prefer a female...
He asked how it was...I told him I would let him know next week hahah. I wasn't willing to give an inch on it wasn't that bad until i knew how healing would go.
My other teeth are actually more pissed off on the opposite side from the recessions and just not being able to keep up my typical stuff to keep them happy. I'm afraid to ask about that through. I don't want these crowns taken off.
next follow up isnt till october but let's be real...i made them put one with dr C in august because we know i'm going to panic.
