So, Today...
Thursday, May 5th, 2005 06:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rolanni...started 'way too early. Around 3:30 a.m. actually, when I woke up and couldn't get back to sleep. Nestled companionably between ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
kinzel and Mozart, I drowsed, forcibly not thinking about the 9:30 dental appointment, and eventually fell back to sleep around 5:30.
At 9:30, I arrived at the dentist's office, Valiumed to the eyebrows, and toting Toebear, whose job it was to protect the dentist's life. He accomplished his mission wonderfully; the root canal(s)and core buildup of the tooth that has been making my life a misery and burden for the past Really Long While was accomplished without loss of life. Half my head is still numb from the two shots of Novacaine (or whatever it is they use nowadays), and I am richer by an appointment for a crown fitting -- in two weeks -- and another -- to superglue the Actual Crown to the tooth -- in mid-June.
...and that should be that.
Have I mentioned that I hate and fear dentists? But let it be said that Peter Laliberte's staff is wonderful. Everyone seemed amused by the bear (one tech wanted to know if I change his tie for holidays/seasons), and at one point, when I was left alone while the second shot of anesthesia took effect, came by to offer a blanket. I don't think I've ever been offered a blanket in a dental office before. Certainly, I have never experienced such care that the procedure went forward with no unavoidable pain.
So -- not the Most Fun Day on record, but manymany times better than it could have been.
kinzel and Mozart, I drowsed, forcibly not thinking about the 9:30 dental appointment, and eventually fell back to sleep around 5:30.At 9:30, I arrived at the dentist's office, Valiumed to the eyebrows, and toting Toebear, whose job it was to protect the dentist's life. He accomplished his mission wonderfully; the root canal(s)and core buildup of the tooth that has been making my life a misery and burden for the past Really Long While was accomplished without loss of life. Half my head is still numb from the two shots of Novacaine (or whatever it is they use nowadays), and I am richer by an appointment for a crown fitting -- in two weeks -- and another -- to superglue the Actual Crown to the tooth -- in mid-June.
...and that should be that.
Have I mentioned that I hate and fear dentists? But let it be said that Peter Laliberte's staff is wonderful. Everyone seemed amused by the bear (one tech wanted to know if I change his tie for holidays/seasons), and at one point, when I was left alone while the second shot of anesthesia took effect, came by to offer a blanket. I don't think I've ever been offered a blanket in a dental office before. Certainly, I have never experienced such care that the procedure went forward with no unavoidable pain.
So -- not the Most Fun Day on record, but manymany times better than it could have been.
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Date: 2005-05-06 07:28 am (UTC)My dentist's assistant massages your shoulder during Novacaine shots. As previously mentioned, this distracts the brain and makes it less stressful. (While I don't enjoy shots in general, I have no problem with the run-of-the-mill injections as long as I don't watch. I loathe dental shots with a passion.)
I also second the suggestion to listen to music. My dentist used to offer the use of a portable tape player and headphones, with a range of music types available. I was known for bringing my own tape. In his new office, there are televisions mounted on the ceiling. One can watch from a selection of channels, including the Discovery channel, or a movie. Again, I brought my own DVD -- which pleased the young girl being seen at the same time, as she also got to watch Ice Age.
I just hope I can find as good a dentist here in Georgia. One of the worst things about moving is finding new professionals, when one has spent years finding just the right match in the previous locale.
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Date: 2005-05-06 05:18 pm (UTC)