Go to the dentist

I’m facing my fear of the dentist.
I finally made a cleaning appointment for June 9th at 11AM. I’m completely terrified.

Step two; hope that I don’t cancel it last minute and chicken out.

Its actually quite refreshing to know that 877 other people need to go to the dentist as well. Its been over a year since I went last and when I was there I found I need quite a few fillings and possibly a root canal. I never went back. It doesn’t help that I have a hard time remembering to brush my teeth. I know they have gotten much worse since my last visit since I can hardly even chew with the left side without getting a shooting pain and about once a week I get a dull throbbing that is utterly annoying.

I know a dentist is gonna really lecture me..I just KNOW my teeth are really bad it freaks me out to go make an appointment. I hate Dentists, but it needs to be done sometime this year. bites nails :(

I found out I need a loooot of work done. I have to see a Perodontist and Oral Surgeon before I can even get them cleaned. yikes. Oh well step 1 is over.

nuff said

So I made an appointment for May 6th. Not really looking forward to it, but I have to do it.

sure, it’s worth going to the dentist…but now it’s costing me lots of money and time! there’s a down to every up it seems. 3 different problems, none severe but each takes some time to fix, so at the end of this month i estimate that i will have spent $1000 on the dentist. luckily i don’t have to pay for the majority of it (thank you insurance, thank you) but still. 3 appointments at $300-$350 each??? that seems a bit ridiculous!

I have a back molar that already had a root canal and crown if I recall correctly. Teeth are confusing to me, it’s hard for me to count them with my tongue and tell which is which let alone have to try and remember which tooth got what done and what not – but this I know for sure, the crown and part of the tooth broke off leaving a jagged edge as sharp as glass. To make it even worse, the molar stands alone, without any other teeth-buddies for support (awww, poor molar is just like me :( )and because of this has ‘shifted’ it’s position. It is positioned now like a poised dagger, and this jagged dagger is constantly stabbing my tongue when I eat or talk. My job requires I spend a LOT of time talking on the telephone, and after a long day of talking on the phone the back of my tongue feels like it’s been through a cuisine-art. Not a ‘tooth-ache’ exactly, but painful none the less and getting worse with time. Lately it’s been almost unbearable.

When this began I called the Dental Clinic and they advised me that of all my teeth this one is the most expensive to repair. It being a stand alone molar such as it is I’m not so sure it’s that important, but I think the theory was that it would be a foundation so to speak for a bridge at some point.

I am so sick of dental woes – but this is now a high priority, the pain, iritation and contant distraction from this tooth is just driving me crazy lately. In plain and simple English: it hurts! Wahhhhh…....

So let’s see if I can get this one out of the way. I pray that God helps me; I’ve proved to myself that I can accomplish goals quickly when I want to – I can’t let this overwhelm me.

Here’s to getting some relief – thanks to the support I get here I’ve been able to accomplish things that I’ve not been able to accomplish in years, so you can imagine what a mess things are; this, much like my car goal, has been a thorn in my side for some time – obviously sitting in a new car is a little easier than sitting in a Dentist’s chair but none the less I’ve got to do it – the reward will be no more constant pain I mean dang if that don’t motivate me I’ve got bigger issues.

I went with sedation dentistry. It was sooooo worth it. I got my root canal and go back in 3 weeks for my crown. After that, I get my Invisilign. Yay.

The next step would be to deal with the work before I can get them whitened. Looking forward to it now, once it’s done it’s done.