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Mikeysgirl
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Hello all..I have been reading a lot of your posts but up until now have stayed quiet.i have been paralyzed with fear.but I wanted to share a huge accomplishment with you in order to help anyone else who is anxious about dental work. Just got back from an appt that I have been dreading for a long time. My journey is still ongoing, but I feel pretty good about how it's going. So...background...the usual story, I have avoided going for a long time and now my mouth is a mess. I decided that I needed to conquer this...that I deserved to live without the dental pain and embarrassment. In the fall I got the courage to make "the call" Shaking, sweating, etc..made the appt, it wasn't for six weeks.(phew, lots of time to chicken out) Miracle of miracles I actually found them courage to go to the appt. dentustvwas loveky. Kind, compassionate, made it through the 2 hour new patient regime. I was shaking and panicked before during etc..but did it. Then the bad news..2 extractions, 1 root canal and 8 fillings. I was crying in the chair, certain I could not do this. I am terrified of needles, cannot handle the freezing sensation and have emetophobia along with anxiety about swallowing blood etc..how was I going to do this! They ended up booking me in fir consultation and initial cleaning for feb. appt came and I was terrified. bUt I made it through hour and a half cleaning. First one in ten years...so tiday I started my first step in the restorative process..went in and had FOUR fillings at one time. Faced the needle, the freezing and sat through 2 hours of drilling and everything else. It was extremely emiotionally difficult, had a panic attack after needle but then buckledvcdown and somehow got through it. I am very proud, next appt is the other four fillings. After that its root canal and then the extractions. But I feel like I just climbed the highest mountain and am so proud of myself. We can do anything if we take it one step at a time. Thanks for listening...