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Wish me luck for thursday

TheCatWoman

Please, I have to go to the dentist and I don't like dentists, they only people scarier than dentists are hygenists.

I think I may have a abcess in one of my uper teeth or the gap where one was, I have quite bad nerve damage to my teeth and have previously had some nerves removed. This means that I often don't know that anythings wrong until its really bad.

At least this lot are used to dealing with people with multiple allergies, ND and the terrified. I think they should be scared with the prices these private places charge, but there's not other option, there are no NHS dentists taking patients on, so its £125-250 per filling, I dread to think what it would cost if I needed anything more complicated.

The appointments for 10am, thats the middle of the night!

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  • I hope it goes ok for you. If it is an infection they may just do an x-ray to check and give you some antibiotics and tell you to come back in a few weeks. So it may not be too bad

    I've not seen a dentist in 40 years. I'm a little nervous I might need to soon though.

  • in reply to Stuart333

    You should go  . I hadn't been since pre-covid, but it wasn't as bad as I feared when I went earlier this year. Although I relay on my husband to make appointments, as for me that's the hardest bit.

  • in reply to Cinnabar_wing

    My eldest son went this year after not having been for many years - and he was expecting there to be a lot of problems and it was a bit better than he expected too in some ways (though he did have 2 things done and one went wrong and he had to have the tooth out). Everyone is different though and if genes are on your side and your diet is healthy and cleaning your teeth then some people can get away quite lightly when it comes to this. To not see a dentist in 40 years seems almost like a miracle! I’m envious I have to say!

    By the way Cinnabar_wing : I also rely on my husband for things like that - I find contacting people about medical appointments makes me feel really sick - even opening the post can make me feel nauseous so my husband opens the post. So much anxiety around day to day things like this is exhausting isn’t it? 

  • in reply to Cinnabar_wing

    I think I feel a bit better now that I have an autism diagnosis and don’t just feel I’m an utterly useless human being for finding these things so difficult. It’s so hard not to feel like a complete failure isn’t it? Sometimes I feel I’m just a broken person and a terrible burden to my husband- although he’s very kind and always assures me that’s not the case. However I’m exhausted by the anxiety I suffer on a daily basis - and I so wish I was different. I’m definitely not in the ‘autism is a superpower camp’ - it does feel that way to me at all. 

  • in reply to Cinnabar_wing

    If it isn't obviously urgent I just put all the envelopes in a pile and ignore them. I should deal with them every quarter, but I found I had some I'd left for over 10 years. 

    I missed a few important ones. I was struggling to cope for so long before I got diagnosed. I have a lot of things I need to sort out. I am making progress now though.

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  • in reply to Cinnabar_wing

    If it isn't obviously urgent I just put all the envelopes in a pile and ignore them. I should deal with them every quarter, but I found I had some I'd left for over 10 years. 

    I missed a few important ones. I was struggling to cope for so long before I got diagnosed. I have a lot of things I need to sort out. I am making progress now though.

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