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Tulipere
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Hey all, it's been awhile since I posted but now I have a new problem so I wanted to write it out here.
Anyways, I went to my wisdom tooth consultation on referral from my dentist last week and the oral surgeon is insisting on general anesthesia. All four are bony impacted apparently. I tried to say I just wanted local and he shut that down pretty much immediately because the bottom ones are close to the nerve and he can't have me moving around. Over the past week I've been having sobbing panic attacks every morning in the shower and I even broke down at work a couple days ago.
Now I'm angry, I already don't like strangers touching me when I don't have the option to move (I do just fine with local at my regular dentist and actually with most dentists, I sat in the chair for 4.5 hours once perfectly still for crown prep/placement of two crowns) and my literal worst nightmare is any kind of sedation/anesthesia I've had to watch two pets be put to sleep in the past 3 years, one of them just a few months ago completely unexpectedly.
Because of the pandemic, my boyfriend can't be in the recovery room with me, they're letting him be in the waiting room even though covid protocols because I begged them and because we're getting our first shots in a couple days. But that's not close enough for me. I'm so angry, I don't want them to talk to me before, I don't want anyone touching me after, I understand why they want to do this to me but I still resent them. I don't even want to go in for a follow up with them after, I find all of this so incredibly violating.
I don't want to be loopy with a bunch of strangers I don't give a shit how nice they are, they said they'd get me back out to my boyfriend as quickly as possible but how long is that? How long do I have to sit in a room with a bunch of people who did this to me before I can leave and never come back? How long does it take to come out of it and leave? I'm ok with being a little off with my boyfriend, he's the best but I don't want to be anywhere near any of those people after the anesthesia. I don't even care about the removals themselves or the pain and recovery after.
It's set to be a month from now and I don't want to spend a whole month depressed and angry and crying but I don't know what else to do, like I understand that it has to be done and that it probably HAS to be done this way but I'm so upset. I'm having trouble even planning anything for dates after the procedure because it feels like the end.
Anyways, I went to my wisdom tooth consultation on referral from my dentist last week and the oral surgeon is insisting on general anesthesia. All four are bony impacted apparently. I tried to say I just wanted local and he shut that down pretty much immediately because the bottom ones are close to the nerve and he can't have me moving around. Over the past week I've been having sobbing panic attacks every morning in the shower and I even broke down at work a couple days ago.
Now I'm angry, I already don't like strangers touching me when I don't have the option to move (I do just fine with local at my regular dentist and actually with most dentists, I sat in the chair for 4.5 hours once perfectly still for crown prep/placement of two crowns) and my literal worst nightmare is any kind of sedation/anesthesia I've had to watch two pets be put to sleep in the past 3 years, one of them just a few months ago completely unexpectedly.
Because of the pandemic, my boyfriend can't be in the recovery room with me, they're letting him be in the waiting room even though covid protocols because I begged them and because we're getting our first shots in a couple days. But that's not close enough for me. I'm so angry, I don't want them to talk to me before, I don't want anyone touching me after, I understand why they want to do this to me but I still resent them. I don't even want to go in for a follow up with them after, I find all of this so incredibly violating.
I don't want to be loopy with a bunch of strangers I don't give a shit how nice they are, they said they'd get me back out to my boyfriend as quickly as possible but how long is that? How long do I have to sit in a room with a bunch of people who did this to me before I can leave and never come back? How long does it take to come out of it and leave? I'm ok with being a little off with my boyfriend, he's the best but I don't want to be anywhere near any of those people after the anesthesia. I don't even care about the removals themselves or the pain and recovery after.
It's set to be a month from now and I don't want to spend a whole month depressed and angry and crying but I don't know what else to do, like I understand that it has to be done and that it probably HAS to be done this way but I'm so upset. I'm having trouble even planning anything for dates after the procedure because it feels like the end.