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( and hope you get an email reply soon to help with the uncertainty!)Got a reply, he'll be starting the RCT tomorrow and also at the next appointment.
I hope i misheard the half hour appointment thing, based on this. It's quite possible since I'm not the best on phone calls. Hopefully he'll take as long as is needed to do it well.
- hopefully it won't feel sore for too long!! 
Got a reply, he'll be starting the RCT tomorrow and also at the next appointment.
No, never. Trying to not worry too much as it won't help. I just need to focus on the fact that this is finally one less thing on the list (and quite a major thing at that). Haven't had anything done since I was a child. I vaguely remember being told an extraction wouldn't hurt and it did and mentally using that as an excuse to not go again. I've hopefully grown out of that now and will be as surprised as you were at how easy it was. Thanks!
say 30 plus. Dentistry has come so far and I think so many dentists are really sensitive to your pain tolerance level and want to make it as comfortable and easy for you. If there is any bit of discomfort tell them and they should immediately stop and make you comfortable. I really wish the best for you! Let us know how it goes.. Doing something new is scary.. I'm doing something new too tomorrow and just a bit nervous myself.. Thankfully it helps knowing my dentist will stop if I have any inkling of pain or discomfort .Thanks for that encouragement. I'm 39, I didn't really have any major bad experiences like it seems to have been before my time, so i don't really have anything very traumatic to blame my fear on, but I do think if I'd been told it would hurt before it did, I wouldn't have lost some trust. It definitely sounds like things have improved a lot and I feel like I can trust my dentist.Regina.
I hope that all goes well, I will definitely be thinking of you! The last root canals I've had , not even the initial anesthetic hurt. it was completely pain free. Part of this was I had an endo and a dentist that really listened to me and I trusted would stop if I had fears or pains and they did with any hesitation though I had no pain, just fear I would have pain. The pain relief techniques now a days is far better than when I was a child, not sure how old you are ..but for me, well that is a few
I thought I would want to be knocked out for root canal treatment as it's something so many fear. I was petrified of dentists for a long time. I would cross the street to not walk past one and it took me years to make an appointment. But I'm so glad I did.
I just hope My Dentist can handle My Dissibiltity. I have a tuff time remember things they tell Me.
and congratulations 
!! (outside the salaried dental services, anyway), despite it being the standard of care in the UK. But unless it becomes mandated by the Chief Dental Officer, things won't change. Keeping my fingers crossed that it works out all the same .. Oh - and I hope the numbness has worn off by now and you've had a chance to celebrate!
