I've had enough - Dental Health Message Board

02-09-2003, 03:14 PM

Hi

It is 4 days to go until my root canal and i am a nervous wreck already. I am going to try and have this done just with the valium taken orally because the dentist wouldn't give me the iv sedation last time because i had taken the valium and i can't cope without taking it before i go. I just can't believe how my teeth are affecting my whole life, i am 32 and sometimes i wish i was alot older just so my wouldn't appear so bad for my age. I just don't seem to think of anything else and my mood with my family is terrible. Does anyone else here spend most of the day worrying about their teeth? i would love to hear that i am not the only one.

lilihob · 02-09-2003, 04:08 PM

dear maz
when i was waiting for a bunch of work to be done on my teeth,(4 wisdom teeth extracted, some reconstruction done.) i was a nervous wreck! i obsessed, i drove my husband crazy!
i could not sleep with the pain, i let them get worse with putting it off, i cried, and cried. the thing is, although actually going through with it was horrible, it is now OVER!! i dont think about them unless i am brushing them and i like what i see when i look in the mirror. the only thing to do is bite the bullet,(ha ha) and do it. you will be a different person, a happier person, when its finally over. good luck!

Michelesss · 02-09-2003, 07:40 PM

I am the same way. But usually the anticipation and anxiety is much worse than the procedure. Just try to relax and it will be over with before you know it.
Good luck!

princessmom1 · 02-10-2003, 06:31 AM

I had 2 root canals done at separate times and having the work done was not that bad. See if they will give you gas, it will at make you relax when you are in the chair.

Good Luck

02-10-2003, 09:10 AM

Thanks everyone, i have managed to survive another night and i am now counting the hours, i wouldn't mind if i was going in to hospital for an operation or something, i have had my fair share of medical problems and that doesn't bother me at all, but mention the D word and off i go in to a panic . I had a root canal done nearly 3 years ago (the one awaiting extraction) and it was a horrible experience and even though i could feel some pain during procedure the dentist just kept telling me to lie still. I guess the last one was more difficult to do because it was such a big tooth with multiple roots , this one is a pre molar so it might stand a better chance. I am just so scared of losing my teeth as i have had so many problems with them in the last 2 years, i know there are people worse off than me and there is one lady who visits these boards who is facing full dentures at an early age, my hat goes off to this lady for being so brave and getting on with things. Anyway thanks for letting me vent and if there is anyone out there who has had success with root canal work please get in touch.

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Maz