Ah...today was my LAST dental appointment for issues! I had the LAST of the silver taken out and replaced with white! So now I am looking forward to feeling better! My mouth has been on the healing mend since I met this GREAT patient dentist that NEVER hurts me! He medicates me (so I can't go to work) but I also don't have the panic attacks that I used to.
The first day I met him I had such an attack I cried! I held on for dear life in the chair as the woman cleaned my teeth and found all the places that hurt! If you know me, you know I don't cry like a little girl often! But the anxiety of dentists of hell past haunt my ass when I have to go and I think of all the pain I used to have and it snow balls into a sweaty panic attack! Seriously I would rather have child birth than dentist procedures! I guess I am just one of those lucky ones to have sensitives gums!
He took THREE years to remove ALL the silver (I think it was 18 in all) and replaced with crowns and white filling! I used to be SO embarrassed to smile with my mouth open showing all that silver! In the process, I had to have one root canal (which I had A MAJOR panic attack at the office which led me to start stripping from the heat! ugly day!)...but mainly got through it all well.
Now when I go in for cleanings I get so charged up because my gums are getting REALLY healthy...and my teeth are all updated and ill free! Yeah! I am going to relish in this!!!! This has been one of my attainable dreams the last 5 years! I am so proud that I followed through that I roughed it out...that I listened to the best dentist ever! Thank you Dr. Dan!
Afterwards Michael and my romantic day went down the tubes as we spent TWO hours at the DMV registering our cars! My new car...and my truck in his name! Yikes we are just so sexy together! LOL No kids but about a 150 people at the DMV...snort! We know how to live it up! Dentist AND DMV hell! The only good part...we were together AND had lunch alone...he kept laughing at me because I kept thinking I was drooling on my numb side! What a date!
Sweetie, you smile looks great. I have been going through a similar process in getting my teeth back to tip top condition. I think I have one more treatment and then I am home free!(knock wood). So sorry about the double D's for your special day!
Posted by: Pilar Pollock | Monday, April 02, 2007 at 10:12 PM
I can so relate to the dental fear issue, I swear I'd rather give birth than go to the dentist! But now there are issues that need to be taken care of & I'll have to tough it out-ewwww. Good for you being brave enough to go!
Posted by: sue | Friday, April 06, 2007 at 10:38 AM