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Today I overcame my fear!

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Effydarling

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Hi all.

So, on Monday I went to the dentist as I have two relatively bad cavities. I had two temporary fillings until I had decided what I’d like to do with them (root canal, extraction etc) and after my left one fell out due to the severity of the cavity and the size. I was then left with one on the right hand side. This was extreme pain, all through my lower and upper teeth/jaw. Itchy gums and sleepless nights. For two nights I sobbed, necked painkillers and generally just hated my life.

Today, I went to the dentist, and conquered my biggest fear - an injection. The nurse held my hand and allowed me to squeeze and the dentist ensured me it would be quick, and one small sharp pain. After I had cried, and had a very minor panic attack of course.

If anyone has any similar stories, feel free to pop yours below or ask any questions you might have!
 
Congratulations and thanks for sharing your success story.
 
Effydarling,

Great story! Thanks so much for sharing :) You were very brave facing this and really working through it and sounds they were quite nice about the whole thing too ! So glad for you and hope you are feeling alot better!
 
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