Comments on: Anxiety

By: Karin

Karin — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:16:45 +0000

I am with you on hating the dentist. I always always cry no matter what. HATE the dentist.

Have to share something with you. When you wrote about your “When do you obey? First time.” thing that you did with NikkiZ, we started doing that with our daughter (now 4 1/2) and it worked like a charm. We kind of let it fall by the wayside for awhile though because she was doing “fairly” well at obeying, but lately she’s gotten not so good at it again. So I pulled out the “when do you obey” again and my hubby changed the answer to “first time, right away” to not only make it rhyme, but make it clear that not only does she have to obey first time, but that she needs to do it NOW…lol! So, thanks again for that little trick. Still working here!

By: Aimee

Aimee — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:14:14 +0000

Love the Harry Potter as well. My dentist trick–episodes of Chuck or Gossip Girl on my ipod. I really concentrate on visualizing the scene so I don’t freak out in the chair.

By: Aimee

Aimee — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:12:11 +0000

Another dentist crier here. Right now I am in the middle of a crown-lengthening/crown/4 replacement filling nightmare that started last SEPTEMBER and has involved two dentists and three specialists so far.

Also, when I had my wisdom teeth out (had to be knocked out, two impacted and then two dry sockets, whee), they gave me Versed in my IV. ASK FOR THIS DRUG! I was so so so happy when I woke up, and then was able to stay ahead of the pain. Even after the horrible horrible pain of dry sockets, I can remember how nice that initial high was.

(Same as any heavy duty sedative type drug, you will want to have someone stay with you for 24 hours-ish after the procedure. Myself, I was useless for a couple of days.)

By: brit

brit — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:04:37 +0000

I do the same thing..when I’mnot heavily medicated that is.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:55:42 +0000

Right there with you. I had a sadistic dentist as a child – a man who “invented” cavities that I didn’t have because we were on welfare and I was an easy mark (poor people have bad teeth, ya know!) and welfare paid out. After finding out that I cried at every appointment for 12 years FOR NOTHING, I didn’t go again until I was in my 20s. At that point my teeth were an actual mess. I had no insurance and a series of awful dentists, and didn’t go again until recently. He was AWESOME, and then I moved. I have a cavity that is driving me crazy and I need a bridge, and I have NO IDEA what I am going to do. I’m thinking a handful of xanax might help….

By: Frema

Frema — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:42:30 +0000

Girl, I feel you. There was a point during college where I didn’t go to the dentist for several years. By the time I got a full-time job and my own insurance, I needed a crown (and eventually a root canal on the same tooth), my wisdom teeth out, and an implant to replace a molar. It took three years to get all of that stuff done. Plus, like other posters before me, I am also squeamish in the chair and hold my hands for dear life and keep my eyes shut and flinch at the slightest bit of pressure. At first my current dentist didn’t believe me when I talked about my low tolerance for pain, but after the implant experience that left me sobbing in the chair, he believes me now and is gentle as can be.

Now, to avoid additional major work, I go to the dentist religiously every six months so nothing has a chance to build up. Sometimes I wish I could just have him pull all my teeth and get dentures. No more dentistry, plus extra fun at parties! Everyone wins.

Lastly, on the up side, the removal of my wisdom teeth was the easiest of all the procedures I had done. The recovery was fine so long as I was taking my pain meds, and it was nice to have a reason to lounge on the couch and drink shakes all day long. Then again, I was single without children, and Luke was available to pamper me hand and foot. Those were the days!

(Who knew I could write such a long comment about dentistry?)

(On a totally unrelated note, are you going to BlogHer this year?)

By: Jenera

Jenera — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:56:11 +0000

I hate the dentist so much jsut thinking of it makes me want to cry and have a panic attack. The last time I went was almost three years ago to get a tooth pulled. I cried in the chair before he even started. But I have to have some stuff fixed so I told my husband to make an appointment for me, not tell me when it is, and just take me down. It’s with his dentist who I know is good and will knock me out with no questions asked. But it is still terrifying.

By: Jessie P.

Jessie P. — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:07:03 +0000

My dentist gives me nitrous (even for cleanings) because I hate the dentist so much. It’s not covered by my insurance, but it is definitely the best $15 I could spend.

By: stacey

stacey — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:04:21 +0000

I hate going to the dentist as well. I am right now using the excuse that I don’t have insurance as to not to go…..

By: Julia

Julia — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:47:27 +0000

Have you looked into sleep dentistry? It’s for people who get super anxious and they will do anything from give you nitrous for a routine cleaning to knocking you out, I think. I was considering it since I was totally freaked out just to get a cleaning (though the last one was fine. I’m still anxious, though!)