S
Snowy
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- Joined
- Mar 2, 2015
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- Lot et Garonne
Hi, Have not posted for a long time, but now am at the end of my tether.
I am from the U.K. but now live in France. I am 70, and have lost quite a few teeth, mainly because I had some taken out when I was young due to overcrowding, plus extraction was normal in the past!
However I have developed an infection under a crown on the right top side of my mouth. My Dentist can’t see me until the 2nd December, so my Doctor prescribed Antibiotics, and I have 2 days left to take.
Well my anxiety levels are so high now, I am breaking out in a sweat at the thought of going to the Dentist, and am suffering from panic attacks.
My main problems are that my gag reflex is bad, and I am afraid I may have a panic attack in the chair and lose it completely! I feel I might be offered a root canal, and this really freaks me out, as I have never had one. I don’t know if I could tolerate the time it takes.
i am also concerned that once I finish the antibiotics will the infection return?
I feel I am backed into a corner and don’t know how to deal with it.
Can anyone else identify with what I am feeling please?
I am from the U.K. but now live in France. I am 70, and have lost quite a few teeth, mainly because I had some taken out when I was young due to overcrowding, plus extraction was normal in the past!
However I have developed an infection under a crown on the right top side of my mouth. My Dentist can’t see me until the 2nd December, so my Doctor prescribed Antibiotics, and I have 2 days left to take.
Well my anxiety levels are so high now, I am breaking out in a sweat at the thought of going to the Dentist, and am suffering from panic attacks.
My main problems are that my gag reflex is bad, and I am afraid I may have a panic attack in the chair and lose it completely! I feel I might be offered a root canal, and this really freaks me out, as I have never had one. I don’t know if I could tolerate the time it takes.
i am also concerned that once I finish the antibiotics will the infection return?
I feel I am backed into a corner and don’t know how to deal with it.
Can anyone else identify with what I am feeling please?