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Sissybaby
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New here and desperate
Hi everyone.....
I'm sorry to come to a new board and start whining right off the bat, but I need to vent.....and need some support (please).
I have royally messed around and let dental phobia ruin my teeth. I am 54 yrs old and now am scurrying to save what teeth I have left. I have all of my front teeth but had most of my back teeth pulled rather than get root canals or even have them filled.
So, in the past, I found a dentist that did IV sedation and had 5 cavities filled. She moved so there is no one else on my insurance list of providers that does IV sedation. There is one that does conscious sedation, using Halcion.
I have been given Halcion by my Perdontist for deep cleanings (although it's a lost cause at this point.) He just gave me a script for one or two and I wasn't monitored (blood pressure) during the cleanings.
I am scheduled for 2 fillings and impressions for partials on Thursday. Today I went to the dentist for a sedation consult and sign consent papers. She said they would monitor my BP during the approx. 20 minutes of drilling and filling. Fine.
I get to check out and the receptionist tells me there is a monitoring fee for conscious sedation that my insurance won't pay. It's $500.00!!!! I was stunned. I don't have that much in addition to my part for the partials. It was a big deal just to talk myself into going under the drill with the Halcion, but I know that calms me.
So I decided to find some halcion on my own and reschedule the fillings in a couple of weeks. I thought I could find some online without a prescription but nope......couldn't find a reputable site. I feel so foolish for even trying to buy them online. I'm always getting spam about other kinds of drugs that I thought it was actually doable.
So, here it is, 2:30am, and I don't know what to do. Nitrous does not work for me. They can never numb me enough. Forget the xanax and Ipod. Won't work. I know the Halcion will work.
No other MD is going to give this to me....not for dental work and I can totally understand why they wouldn't. I'm just wondering if there is any other reason I could get some, like for fear of flying?
I know this is a dental phobia board and we're pretty much all in the same boat. I just needed to vent. I don't know what to do except start reading the forum for ideas.
Thanks and good luck to all of you dealing with the same fear.
Love,
Sissybaby
Hi everyone.....
I'm sorry to come to a new board and start whining right off the bat, but I need to vent.....and need some support (please).
I have royally messed around and let dental phobia ruin my teeth. I am 54 yrs old and now am scurrying to save what teeth I have left. I have all of my front teeth but had most of my back teeth pulled rather than get root canals or even have them filled.
So, in the past, I found a dentist that did IV sedation and had 5 cavities filled. She moved so there is no one else on my insurance list of providers that does IV sedation. There is one that does conscious sedation, using Halcion.
I have been given Halcion by my Perdontist for deep cleanings (although it's a lost cause at this point.) He just gave me a script for one or two and I wasn't monitored (blood pressure) during the cleanings.
I am scheduled for 2 fillings and impressions for partials on Thursday. Today I went to the dentist for a sedation consult and sign consent papers. She said they would monitor my BP during the approx. 20 minutes of drilling and filling. Fine.
I get to check out and the receptionist tells me there is a monitoring fee for conscious sedation that my insurance won't pay. It's $500.00!!!! I was stunned. I don't have that much in addition to my part for the partials. It was a big deal just to talk myself into going under the drill with the Halcion, but I know that calms me.
So I decided to find some halcion on my own and reschedule the fillings in a couple of weeks. I thought I could find some online without a prescription but nope......couldn't find a reputable site. I feel so foolish for even trying to buy them online. I'm always getting spam about other kinds of drugs that I thought it was actually doable.
So, here it is, 2:30am, and I don't know what to do. Nitrous does not work for me. They can never numb me enough. Forget the xanax and Ipod. Won't work. I know the Halcion will work.
No other MD is going to give this to me....not for dental work and I can totally understand why they wouldn't. I'm just wondering if there is any other reason I could get some, like for fear of flying?
I know this is a dental phobia board and we're pretty much all in the same boat. I just needed to vent. I don't know what to do except start reading the forum for ideas.
Thanks and good luck to all of you dealing with the same fear.
Love,
Sissybaby
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