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porchpet
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Hi all,
I know this question must get asked a lot on a forum like this, so I apologize in advance for adding yet another one. I'm looking to get some advice from you guys on how to proceed and deal with this. I hope I'm posting in the right section.
First, let me clarify that I am quite a ways off from getting anything done at the dentist. I haven't made an appointment for even a consultation and don't intend to for a bit, I just want to start working on this huge bundle of fear early.
Here is my situation. I probably need to have all 4 wisdom teeth removed. Sometimes they flare/swell up and make my mouth feel crowded. But they go back down again a few days later. There are little pockets of exposed tooth that I have to keep clean since I know that can cause infection. But mostly they are just hard lumps that are covered by gum. Is that what it means to have impacted wisdom teeth? Either way, I'm pretty sure this means they need to be removed unfortunately. No pain or anything, though.
I feel like I can't physically make myself go to an appointment. I went with my boyfriend when he had his removed. He wasn't concerned at all and we chose a really good dentist for him so he didn't even need his pain meds and healed very quickly. The dentist said his came in well, though, so it was an easier case. But even being in the office waiting for him made me so anxious. I just felt such an overwhelming feeling of dread being in that office and seeing him in the chair, thinking about waking up in pain groggy in that chair in a strange room with people I don't know.
I'll try to be more concise with my worries and list them out.
- Fear of pain is the biggest one. I'm worried about feeling trapped with the pain.
- My mouth is small, I've been told this by my dentist. This makes me worry that they will have trouble and not be able to do the surgery properly.
- Fear of being sedated is another big worry.
- Fear of vomiting and getting a dry socket.
- Fear of taking pills. I can't take a pill without putting it in yogurt or something first. I'm worried about not being able to swallow the pain pills (especially with a numb mouth) and being in agony due to it.
- I'm also worried about taking pain pills and getting addicted to them.
- I'm worried about what drugs they'll give me and potential side effects from those. This includes worries about things that happen after stressful surgeries, like hair loss and other complications.
- Fear of losing facial structure from the loss of wisdom teeth.
I'm sure there are more lurking in my brain, but you get the point. All of this dread is building up and causing me to have trouble sleeping. It is lingering over me, because I know I will have to go through it at some point, but feel that I can't.
Sorry for such a rambling post everyone. What should I even do when I feel like I just can't imagine making an appointment for this because the fear is so intense? I would really appreciate any advice, thoughts, or info on the matter.
I know this question must get asked a lot on a forum like this, so I apologize in advance for adding yet another one. I'm looking to get some advice from you guys on how to proceed and deal with this. I hope I'm posting in the right section.
First, let me clarify that I am quite a ways off from getting anything done at the dentist. I haven't made an appointment for even a consultation and don't intend to for a bit, I just want to start working on this huge bundle of fear early.
Here is my situation. I probably need to have all 4 wisdom teeth removed. Sometimes they flare/swell up and make my mouth feel crowded. But they go back down again a few days later. There are little pockets of exposed tooth that I have to keep clean since I know that can cause infection. But mostly they are just hard lumps that are covered by gum. Is that what it means to have impacted wisdom teeth? Either way, I'm pretty sure this means they need to be removed unfortunately. No pain or anything, though.
I feel like I can't physically make myself go to an appointment. I went with my boyfriend when he had his removed. He wasn't concerned at all and we chose a really good dentist for him so he didn't even need his pain meds and healed very quickly. The dentist said his came in well, though, so it was an easier case. But even being in the office waiting for him made me so anxious. I just felt such an overwhelming feeling of dread being in that office and seeing him in the chair, thinking about waking up in pain groggy in that chair in a strange room with people I don't know.
I'll try to be more concise with my worries and list them out.
- Fear of pain is the biggest one. I'm worried about feeling trapped with the pain.
- My mouth is small, I've been told this by my dentist. This makes me worry that they will have trouble and not be able to do the surgery properly.
- Fear of being sedated is another big worry.
- Fear of vomiting and getting a dry socket.
- Fear of taking pills. I can't take a pill without putting it in yogurt or something first. I'm worried about not being able to swallow the pain pills (especially with a numb mouth) and being in agony due to it.
- I'm also worried about taking pain pills and getting addicted to them.
- I'm worried about what drugs they'll give me and potential side effects from those. This includes worries about things that happen after stressful surgeries, like hair loss and other complications.
- Fear of losing facial structure from the loss of wisdom teeth.
I'm sure there are more lurking in my brain, but you get the point. All of this dread is building up and causing me to have trouble sleeping. It is lingering over me, because I know I will have to go through it at some point, but feel that I can't.
Sorry for such a rambling post everyone. What should I even do when I feel like I just can't imagine making an appointment for this because the fear is so intense? I would really appreciate any advice, thoughts, or info on the matter.