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Gorbstein
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- Dec 9, 2010
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6 teeth (4 wisdom, 2 molars) to get extracted under IV sedation, tomorrow.
I cancelled it. Again.
Personally, I'd rather go and put my head on the railway line to remove the excruciating pain of 3 abcessed teeth, because I just can't face the dentist again. I've had horrific things happen in the past, dentists who force me down, dentists who keep drilling even when I'm screaming, dentists with unclean equipment and insulting manners. I finally found a dentist I like, but I keep losing the bottle.
I keep trying to analyse this and it keeps coming back to two things.
1) I can't face needles. Never mind the horror of a L.A. jab, the thought of having a needle actually put into a vein makes me just want to stop living. I've loaded up with EMLA and AMETOP cream to numb the arm, but to be honest, I don't even think it's the pain. I simply can't tolerate something forcibly breaking my skin.
2) I've had 5 fillings and an extraction done in the past. I keep getting told 'it's nothing' or 'i've done it and it doesn't hurt'. And the thing is, every time I've had work done, it's hurt so bad I've vowed that no matter how much toothache pain I'm in, I'll never, ever, ever return to the dentist.
I need help
I cancelled it. Again.
Personally, I'd rather go and put my head on the railway line to remove the excruciating pain of 3 abcessed teeth, because I just can't face the dentist again. I've had horrific things happen in the past, dentists who force me down, dentists who keep drilling even when I'm screaming, dentists with unclean equipment and insulting manners. I finally found a dentist I like, but I keep losing the bottle.
I keep trying to analyse this and it keeps coming back to two things.
1) I can't face needles. Never mind the horror of a L.A. jab, the thought of having a needle actually put into a vein makes me just want to stop living. I've loaded up with EMLA and AMETOP cream to numb the arm, but to be honest, I don't even think it's the pain. I simply can't tolerate something forcibly breaking my skin.
2) I've had 5 fillings and an extraction done in the past. I keep getting told 'it's nothing' or 'i've done it and it doesn't hurt'. And the thing is, every time I've had work done, it's hurt so bad I've vowed that no matter how much toothache pain I'm in, I'll never, ever, ever return to the dentist.
I need help