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I am freaking out. Very very scared. Even though I have had several teeth pulled....and I know what to expect, I can't stop obsessing with every little thing that could go wrong. Here is my backstory:
I am a 35 year old mother of 1 son. I am very happily married for 1 year now. Life has been pretty good to me, except for my teeth. I had very bad pregnancies (only got 1 here), and was very sick. I lost a lot of weight and threw up non stop for 9 months with my son, and for 5 months with the daughter I lost. Anyway. When I first got pregnant, I only had ever had 1 cavity (I was 22). After I gave birth to my son, I had over 10 cavities. It was horrible. I have since been trying to keep up with them, as my dentist tells me, I cant believe how clean your teeth are, but still rotting away.
So, after battling this for 13 years…I cannot take the pain anymore. I have had 8 teeth pulled, plus my wisdoms. I need my 11 remaining tops out and 1 on the bottom for a partial.
Next week I am getting my uppers done, and will have the lower tooth extracted also, but will not be getting my lower partial for a while. But will be receiving an immediate denture on my top.
I am scared that I won’t be able to eat, or that the front teeth won’t come out right and I will be some hideous creature. I have a couple of questions…Is it gonna be easier for me to eat because I am not getting bottoms and have natural teeth there??? Am I working myself into a frenzy for nothing? I have a very supportive husband and son and extended family. Everyone tells me that I am worrying too much and that the pain I am in everyday will be gone and I will feel so much better. But these horror stories I hear and read about dentures, scare the crap out of me!! (I was supposed to have this done over 6 months ago, but chickened out.)
Does anyone out there have answers? Geez, This is a rambling mess….8 days….aaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwww![Hiding behind the sofa [smiley=hiding.gif] [smiley=hiding.gif]](/forum/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/dfcsmilies/hiding.gif)
I am a 35 year old mother of 1 son. I am very happily married for 1 year now. Life has been pretty good to me, except for my teeth. I had very bad pregnancies (only got 1 here), and was very sick. I lost a lot of weight and threw up non stop for 9 months with my son, and for 5 months with the daughter I lost. Anyway. When I first got pregnant, I only had ever had 1 cavity (I was 22). After I gave birth to my son, I had over 10 cavities. It was horrible. I have since been trying to keep up with them, as my dentist tells me, I cant believe how clean your teeth are, but still rotting away.
So, after battling this for 13 years…I cannot take the pain anymore. I have had 8 teeth pulled, plus my wisdoms. I need my 11 remaining tops out and 1 on the bottom for a partial.
Next week I am getting my uppers done, and will have the lower tooth extracted also, but will not be getting my lower partial for a while. But will be receiving an immediate denture on my top.
I am scared that I won’t be able to eat, or that the front teeth won’t come out right and I will be some hideous creature. I have a couple of questions…Is it gonna be easier for me to eat because I am not getting bottoms and have natural teeth there??? Am I working myself into a frenzy for nothing? I have a very supportive husband and son and extended family. Everyone tells me that I am worrying too much and that the pain I am in everyday will be gone and I will feel so much better. But these horror stories I hear and read about dentures, scare the crap out of me!! (I was supposed to have this done over 6 months ago, but chickened out.)
Does anyone out there have answers? Geez, This is a rambling mess….8 days….aaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwww
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