Posted by coral on October 27, 2000, at 14:57:38
In reply to Re: Shar » coral, posted by shar on October 27, 2000, at 12:34:11
Dear Shar,
LOL!!! What a wacky world we "depressives" visit and often live in. Only another depressive could appreciate the true blessing in finding a dentist who can cope with my problems!!! I love it!Hell, dental difficulties aren't the problem, finding a GREAT dentist who can handle them is the problem!!!! I knew from your post that you'd understand.
I've left a message for him and will let you know as soon as I have an answer!
The mind/brain/body/psyche/soul connection is something to behold. A few years ago, a dentist gave me eleven injections, (he didn't use Nitrous) to attempt to numb a tooth for a simple cavity. He stopped and said that he didn't dare give me any more and we'd have to reschedule. I was as "un-numb" after 11 shots as when I walked in the door. However, once I was in my car and pulled out of his driveway, my entire right jaw, neck, shoulder and arm went completely numb. The next time I saw this dentist, I was tranqed to the gills and he still couldn't get it numb. I went to another dentist after that who did use nitrous and he was able to complete the work. However, the new dentist discovered that the old dentist had done so much damage through blatant incompetence that I had a 1/4" bone erosion in my jaw. I went to the county's dental review committee who voted unanimously in my favor so I sued him for malpractice and won.
Now, the question is: Did some part of me know that I was getting extremely substandard dental care and used my phobia as a means of getting me out of there? Or, was it just the luck of the draw?
I hope that my dentist will have a competent, kind, gentle and compassionate referral for you soon!
Coral
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