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rynecsnyder
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I went to the dentist because of a broken tooth (which needs to be removed) and found out I need all four of my wisdom teeth out. Apparently they're impacted, even though I have no idea what that means when it comes to teeth. They're causing me no pain whatsoever (neither is the broken tooth) but my dentist wants them out, and she wants it done quickly. I guess I understand because for her this is something she does every day. But to me this is a legitimately traumatic experience.
I've dreaded needing my wisdom teeth out ever since I learned of their existence as a little kid. I have horrible anxiety over my health and imagining this scenario is something that has kept me up at night with panic attacks for years. It's causing me so much anguish just knowing that it needs to be done, to the point where I can't even bring myself to make the appointment. I'm convinced that something is going to go horribly wrong and that I'm going to die. Or even if I survive, I'm scared that I'll make a mistake when it comes to aftercare and I'll bleed to death in my sleep or dislodge the blood clot and it'll go to my heart or brain.
It doesn't help that this is all coming during one of the worst periods of anxiety in my life. I have constant obsessive fears about my health, specifically that I have an undiagnosed heart condition or a brain tumor. I'm dealing with my anxiety with the help of a team of doctors, and I've told them about my fears for the dental stuff, but there's only so much they can do.
My psychologist told me that I should hold off on getting anything done until I was in a better mental state, as he believes I'm improving a lot. At first I thought that sounded like a good idea. But then I remembered something about needing a sinus lift if I wait too long. Once I remembered the dentist telling me that, everything got a lot worse. I feel trapped, like I can't put this off without causing myself more pain, but all I want is to put this off as long as possible. I don't understand why I need this done at all when I'm not in any pain. I'm a crying mess and I don't know what to do.
I guess my biggest question is how long can I put this off before I need a sinus lift. It's already been like a month since the tooth broke, but only a few weeks since I saw the dentist. Is it already too late? Because in that case I'll just wait since I'll need the sinus lift done no matter what. Any help or advice would be much appreciated.
Edit: I forgot to mention that they're not putting me under. I have a bad phobia about going under and they said they weren't comfortable doing it anyway, so it wasn't even really a choice on my part.
I've dreaded needing my wisdom teeth out ever since I learned of their existence as a little kid. I have horrible anxiety over my health and imagining this scenario is something that has kept me up at night with panic attacks for years. It's causing me so much anguish just knowing that it needs to be done, to the point where I can't even bring myself to make the appointment. I'm convinced that something is going to go horribly wrong and that I'm going to die. Or even if I survive, I'm scared that I'll make a mistake when it comes to aftercare and I'll bleed to death in my sleep or dislodge the blood clot and it'll go to my heart or brain.
It doesn't help that this is all coming during one of the worst periods of anxiety in my life. I have constant obsessive fears about my health, specifically that I have an undiagnosed heart condition or a brain tumor. I'm dealing with my anxiety with the help of a team of doctors, and I've told them about my fears for the dental stuff, but there's only so much they can do.
My psychologist told me that I should hold off on getting anything done until I was in a better mental state, as he believes I'm improving a lot. At first I thought that sounded like a good idea. But then I remembered something about needing a sinus lift if I wait too long. Once I remembered the dentist telling me that, everything got a lot worse. I feel trapped, like I can't put this off without causing myself more pain, but all I want is to put this off as long as possible. I don't understand why I need this done at all when I'm not in any pain. I'm a crying mess and I don't know what to do.
I guess my biggest question is how long can I put this off before I need a sinus lift. It's already been like a month since the tooth broke, but only a few weeks since I saw the dentist. Is it already too late? Because in that case I'll just wait since I'll need the sinus lift done no matter what. Any help or advice would be much appreciated.
Edit: I forgot to mention that they're not putting me under. I have a bad phobia about going under and they said they weren't comfortable doing it anyway, so it wasn't even really a choice on my part.