THE VERDICT

So yesterday I went to the dentist, I am so not a fan! I do have to say this new dentist I went to was awesome. He is an older man, probably a little older than my dad. I am not sure about you but I have this thing when I am sick all I want is my dad. Yes even at 29 he is the first person I think of! Is that strange? Anyway this dentist gave off the dad vibe, LOVED IT! He was very kind, he made me feel comfortable, and made sure I understood what was going on and if I was in any pain he stopped to give me more drugs! So here is how it went down.....I got to their office at 3:50 filled out the paper work and waited about 5 minutes is all. Good sign! The hygienist came and got me, she was asking questions about what brought me in and all that. She took x-rays of the side that was hurting. Dr. Larsen (first off if I had known his name was Dr Larsen I NEVER would have stepped foot in his office, if you come across a Dr. Larsen in Blackfoot RUN like your life depends on it, because it is possible that it does!) came in, introduced himself and looked at the x-ray. He saw two little cavities. He wasn't sure why they would be causing so much pain but thought it was best to fill them and see if that fixed the problems. So we get started with the process, he looks at the tooth next to the one with the cavity and I hear him say OHHHHHH here's the problem. I start FREAKING out! WHAT DID HE FIND! He says he found a bigger cavity on the tooth behind the other teeth that they did the xray on. So the course changes and he starts with that tooth. He digs a bit then I hear another OOHHHH! Me freaking again!!! This is a very sick tooth he says, it's going to need a root canal! My ears start to ring, I start seeing blurry spots as the memories of the last root canal flood my brain, I start to cry! Yes in front of a man I don't know! Me crying, him saying what's wrong, are you in pain? Thinking to myself I say NO but my check book is going to be! I know this root canal is going to come with a price tag of around $1,500! I soooooo don't have that kind of money right now! Dr Larsen was very kind and concerned for me, I didn't have the heart to tell him why I was crying, so I just said I was nervous! So I now start to prep myself for the pain and the sound of the tools! I HATE HATE HATE the sound of dentist tools! He gives me some local pain meds to numb the area before the shot(s). I am numb and it is time to get started, 3 shots later he starts the drill, UGH again the sound! So I start to sing to myself as loud as I can sing inside my head JESUS WANTS ME FOR A SUNBEAM, A SUNBEAM TO SHINE FOR HIM EACH DAY! Then he hits a spot on my tooth that isn't numb OOOUUUUCCHH! Dr Larsen stops immediately! I get another shot! He waits a while then the drilling continues, as does the singing in my head, GIVE SAID THE LITTLE STREAM, GIVE O GIVE, GIVE O GIVE, oh wait one more spot that isn't numb! OOOOOOUUUCCCCCCCCHHHHHHHH! One more shot for me! After he waits a minute he says ok I have given you as much as I would give a Clydesdale. We laugh and continue, it was smooth sailing after that. I must say my face was numb until 9:30 last night! I was in the chair for a total of 1 hour and 30 minutes, and I still have two more visits before this ONE tooth is done, then we will move on to the others! UGH! So today I am sore my mouth won't open, I am starving, I can't take the pain medication with out eating first, I was very light headed this morning almost fainted twice all because I couldn't eat, it's raining, I didn't sleep well, (neither did Cylie I think she is going to end up in the Dr office again, I really should have been a Dr it would have saved us so much money! LOL!) my boss is in meetings in Boise so I couldn't call in sick! I know it sounds like I am whining,and darn it that is because I am! I am going to allow myself to feel like crud today, maybe it will be better tomorrow!


So dear reader I must ask, is it just me that HATES the dentist so much? If you do how do you pump yourself up enough to go?? Do you sing primary songs like me??? I would like to hear your secrets for my next appointments!