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cloudsinviolet
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Hello, this is my first time writing in a forum so I am sorry if I did anything wrong x
I have a dentist phobia due to severe trauma and haven't allowed a dentist to touch my teeth since I was a kid, I'm 23 now and I need to get 2 extractions and 2 fillings. I wanted to get general anesthesia but it will take 1 year just on the waiting list to be considered by a hospital, and 2000£ I can't afford it.
I have grown an eating disorder and suicidal thoughts over the fear of my teeth hurting and not having a choice but to go to the dentist. In my head, I'd rather end my life than allow a dentist to touch my teeth, and that's scary. I can't live the way I am at the moment so I am considering IV sedation for the first time.
But I am scared, I am afraid of feeling scared and not being able to say "stop. I am petrified of remembering any of the procedures, I don't want to remember any of them, I don't want to feel scared or helpless.
Can anyone who did IV sedation please tell me how it went? I have read some stories, but I figured it would be more personal if I shared my situation.
Any help is help x dentist or patient x Thank you in advance for taking the time to reply x
I have a dentist phobia due to severe trauma and haven't allowed a dentist to touch my teeth since I was a kid, I'm 23 now and I need to get 2 extractions and 2 fillings. I wanted to get general anesthesia but it will take 1 year just on the waiting list to be considered by a hospital, and 2000£ I can't afford it.
I have grown an eating disorder and suicidal thoughts over the fear of my teeth hurting and not having a choice but to go to the dentist. In my head, I'd rather end my life than allow a dentist to touch my teeth, and that's scary. I can't live the way I am at the moment so I am considering IV sedation for the first time.
But I am scared, I am afraid of feeling scared and not being able to say "stop. I am petrified of remembering any of the procedures, I don't want to remember any of them, I don't want to feel scared or helpless.
Can anyone who did IV sedation please tell me how it went? I have read some stories, but I figured it would be more personal if I shared my situation.
Any help is help x dentist or patient x Thank you in advance for taking the time to reply x