My consultation is tomorrow and I am terrorified

[kclady36]

I am so terrorfied I am having a girlfriend drive me or otherwise i will probably not show. I have a wisdom tooth broken out at the gum line that needs removal. I lived for it for years for there is no pain involved. I decided I have to do this. Does anyone have any kind words on this? The fact my tooth is so bad off has me running all sorts of bad senerios in my mind and I understand that is really just paranoia. I figure that sence it never got infeccted and there is no pain that it will be not as bad as i feel it will be. I am going in on a consultation. i do not know if they will do the procedure at that time or later. I did not get a referral. My insurance told me that they do not need one to pay so I picked a dentist based on my location. I have bad anxiety. I am scared of being judged and put down, scared of the cost and pain, I am even scared to be put under. So what is it like to be put under? is it just like going to sleep and why is it they tell you not to eat for 6 hours? My girlfriend tells me that there are many people out there with much worse teeth than mine and that dentists have seen it all before and i should not worry but still i am in this state of anxiety i can not seem to shake off.

 

[shub2974]

Re: My consultation is tomorrow and I am terrorifi

i have eight extractions a couple of weeks ago and i honestly had NO probs at all! And 5 of mine were broken at the gumline. They were surgical extractions but i had no problems with them at all. I was told actually they were easier. Good luck!

 

[kclady36]

Re: My consultation is tomorrow and I am terrorifi

i have eight extractions a couple of weeks ago and i honestly had NO probs at all! And 5 of mine were broken at the gumline. They were surgical extractions but i had no problems with them at all. I was told actually they were easier. Good luck!

Yes. mine is broken at the gum line, i mean like 95% of the tooth is totally gone. I am suprised I have no pain and root is not exposed. So the dr told you it was simpler? I would think it would be worse.

I thought I overcame my dental fear last febuary when i had a kernal of corn stuck so deep in my gum that they had to cut it out.

Well if I have a good experience friday or when ever i do get it done, I will come back here and give an update.

 

[shub2974]

Re: My consultation is tomorrow and I am terrorifi

yes i would have thought the same thing about them being more difficult but they werent wishing you all the best!

 

[Lukas76]

Re: My consultation is tomorrow and I am terrorifi

I am in the same boat as you are. You will get through this. I have a couple teeth that will have to be removed using the same procedure. The oral surgeon should be able to give you something that can relax you before you get there. Are you having sedation. Once they give you the IV, you should not remember a whole lot.You will be in my thoughts, I woke up in a sweat a few nights ago when trying to think up scenarios. You are not alone. You can do it!!!! I may be looking for your support in a couple weeks myself.

 

[kclady36]

i survived my trip to the oral surgeon

Well it was just the consultation but the first step. I had so much anxiety on this that i was having nightmares for a week. They were all nice as pie from the moment i walked in the office. They are dr steven thomas 128th and metcalf in overland park kansas. I get the sdurgery on april 17th 845 am. 350$ for the iv sedation, 247 to remove the tooth, 104$ for the xray. the charge me 20% upfront then bill my insurance. so it will cost $140 basically.

 

[shub2974]

Re: i survived my trip to the oral surgeon

Congrats! 1 major step overwith!