Hi lil ms frightened,
I've been there, lol speaking from experience, way more than I should have, lol I have had 8 teeth pulled so far, 2 top wisdom, 2 top molars, and 6 other teeth including my top right front tooth,
One question I would have is how are you going to be sedated? are you going to be partially awake, or totally under? All of my extractions were done while I was totally under, because I like you HATE dental work, lol of any kind, I told them flat out, knock my butt out! lol plus I was already in ALOT of pain, I didn't need anymore, a good dentist will understand that you are probably nervous, and it is ok to tell them so, you can tell them wether or not you want to hear all of the details or if you would prefer not to,
If you decide to be put totally under, most of the time it is very safe, and like someone else said, they have to be certified to administer anasthesia(Sp?),
I had an IV in my arm, a pulse monitor on my wrist, and a blood oxygen monitor on my finger, lol my husband was picking me up at the surgeon's office, and they wouldn't even release me unless he actually came into the office, to make sure that I wasn't driving, and that if I wasn't aware enough that all of my aftercare instructions were understood, and yes to me 2 months seems like a very long time, usually, for me that is, I had maybe a 4 week maximum, to be totally healed, but like I said that was me, I would maybe get a second opinion on the last part, if not to just make yourself feel better ya know,
Good luck, I hope everything goes smoothly
tooth extraction and bridge 
