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Trying to calm down

malibumark
malibumark

I went to work this morning and then came home and made a journal entry. I did some other stuff


and then, long story short I tried to give myself the most 'productive' I could be healthy attitude


that ultimately lead to some really nervous manic energy. I am trying to talk myself down a little.



I am nervous about a huge upcoming dental procedure. It's implants from a couple of failed teeth.


It's going to be hugely expensive and just I don't like the idea of an operation going on in my mouth.



Work wasn't so good today but I've tried to not be a victim of it.


I've tried to systematize my outlook today, to try and be healthy. What I mean by that is I tried to keep rational


about just keeping busy and not get into feelings that made me feel powerless. I guess that perfecting attitude


turned into a really amped sense of fear once I started talking to someone on the phone about my appointment on Monday.



I guess I just need to accept that I might not always have a black and white, tied up with a bow sense of things. I just


need to kind of breath through this fear. Take one step in front of the other and do what I need to do. Deal with the gray area


and just get on with the day. 

malibumark
malibumark
thanks guys!! It was just the introductory meeting today...It went ok.
irishwriter
irishwriter
oh good, what a relief, to have that over with. at least now you know what to expect at the next visit and can be totally prepared. sleep well tonight.
malibumark
malibumark
thanks irish! you are so sweet!
OlderCPer
OlderCPer
I only use a Sedation Dentist, it takes all the nerves and fear and everything out of it. I pop 2 valium on the drive in, I'm very, very relaxed when I get there, I generally remember the IV and the next thing I know I'm waking up in my bed at home 9 hours later....I have a really good Sedation Dentist.

I never liked dentists, but when I was 3 months pregnant I had to have 2 infected tranverse Wisdom Teeth taken out, and in your first trimester you can't have anesthesia or laughing gas, all I got was 13 shots of lidocaine over 5 1/2 hours of the dentist chiseling those 2 wisdom teeth out of my head, I felt every single bit of it. The pain was horrendous afterward, I had lockjaw for 3 weeks, then a pissed off OB/GYN as I couldn't eat..it was a mess and I've never been to a regular dentist since and never will go to one ever again.

God made Sedation Dentists for a reason, and I intend to do my part to keep them in business! lol
irishwriter
irishwriter
i wish we had access to sedation dentists here on the medical card! although I have to say my dentist is wonderful and always makes me feel totally at ease after years of trembling my way through every procedure...my daughter has to have wisdom teeth removed so i must tell her to see if she can be sedated.
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