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AIBU?

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To want some reassurance?

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froootbat · 30/10/2014 00:07

I'm going to start with this: I am being a big baby.
I have never had a filling and tomorrow will be my first, I am nervous and needle phobic so very panicky and upset. I was talking to DH in bed about being nervous hoping to get some reassurance when I suddenly hear snoring... I wasn't even talking two bloody minutes!! Not only is that bloody rude but I'm sat here alone feeling nervous. I want to kick him but would only feel guilty if I did... Would I be unreasonable to kick him... Probably, but I don't think it's unreasonable to expect some kind of support from my hubby, even if he thinks I'm being silly, is it?

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cheerupandhaveaglassofwine · 30/10/2014 00:11

Kicking him seems fine, wake him up and get the support you need

Really it will be fine just close your eyes and think of something else, the needles are so fine you won't feel anything and the inconvenience of a filling is nothing to the toothache from leaving it

WalkingInMemphis · 30/10/2014 00:12

Pinch him, hard. Then feign sleep. Dh does this to me...I've never known someone to be able to be soundly asleep so quickly.

Try to relax op, not think about it. It
I counted once. Dh finished telling me something (lying in bed). I respond with something...no answer, wait...Four seconds and he was snoring. Bastard.

Try not to think about it, it's really not that bad. The injection is 5 seconds, you hardly feel it. Anything after that you won't feel at all. You'll probably be in and out in ten minutes for just a filling.

WalkingInMemphis · 30/10/2014 00:13

Ignore my random sentence at the top of paragraph two.

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froootbat · 30/10/2014 00:17

I am so nervous of how long it will take too, so 10 minutes seems doable! I guess it's a lot of fear of the unknown as well. Wish he wouldn't poxy well fall asleep when I'm talking though it's so rude, I want to kick him in the shin, really hard. Tosser.

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WalkingInMemphis · 30/10/2014 00:19

They'll give you the injection then wait a couple of minutes for it to kick in. Then just crack on. A tiny bit of cleaning the tooth to get rid of any bad bits, some air and water squirted around and then the putty stuff they use to fill it.

Is it top or bottom?

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froootbat · 30/10/2014 00:33

Um, top I think? I have two to fill, 23 years with nothing and then two come at once, bit like buses! Unfortunately the state of DH's teeth is shocking so he's just blowing off with a kind of 'well I've had a root canal so your filling is nothing' kind of attitudes which is more than Unhelpful.

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WalkingInMemphis · 30/10/2014 00:38

I've had both and found the top one easier - mainly because you don't have so much bottom lip/chin numbing which makes you dribble for the next hour!

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froootbat · 30/10/2014 00:41

Ooh that'll be pretty if it is the bottom one then! Gorgeous!

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froootbat · 30/10/2014 00:45

I just turned over in bed very enthusiastically and may or may not have smacked DH on the head and pretended to be asleep. He's mumbling to himself now unaware that I can hear him.

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DoJo · 30/10/2014 00:53

I had a filling without anaesthetic when I was pregnant and it really wasn't that bad - plus I got to lord it over my husband any time he claimed anything hurt for ages afterwards so that really made it worthwhile! I think you should invent some gore and definitely 'quote' your dentist as saying that your procedure is way worse than whatever he has had done before, then demand ice cream and hourly pillow plumping...

DoJo · 30/10/2014 00:53

definatlylosingmysanity · 30/10/2014 01:18

Hi op i used to be a needle phobic but i am definitely dentist phobic. I had a tooth removed a few months ago due to an abcess i let go on for far too long due to my dentist phobia.
When they told me i needed the tooth to be removed i burst into tears as i was so scared.
They were really nice once they knew of my phobia and a nurse even held my hand while they did the whole thing. The needle doesn't hurt so much but it is a bit of a weird feeling.
Just explain that you have a needle phobia they will understand and will help you through it .

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froootbat · 30/10/2014 09:58

Filling was fine I totally didn't cry at the dentist before I had it

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Topaz25 · 30/10/2014 10:29

I have this issue with DH. He is the type to shut down and sleep soundly when stressed because it makes him feel tired, I am the type to lie awake worrying. It doesn't mean he doesn't care, it just means bedtime is not the best time to discuss things! The worry about a filling is much worse than the actual experience. Let the dentist know about your needle phobia so they can be supportive, they should be experienced in dealing with this situation. It will be over before you know it.

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froootbat · 30/10/2014 13:01

The only time we seem to be able to discuss things is bed time :(

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