Dentists are great.

Went to the dentist yesterday. Gotta say, it was one of the most traumatic experiences of my life.

 

That’s why I didn’t post yesterday.

 

I needed one filling in the very back bottom left tooth. Which involves getting Novocain.

 

I’m a phobic of having any part of my body numbed.

 

So at first they asked me if I wanted Nitrous Oxide, and I said no, it costs more money and I didn’t want dad to complain. Then the dentist put the numby stuff in the back of my mouth to numb the injection site. I started to freak out a little bit, and then the doc started putting doing the injection, and I did fine, sorta. I mean, apart from wringing my hands to the point of cracking my knuckles and moaning a little, I was good. He was done with the injection, and right as the Novocain started to set, he needed to do another injection to make sure I had enough to get me through the procedure, or something.

 

I passed out.

 

The last thing I saw was the shot headed back into my mouth, and next thing I know, there’s the doc’s kind face looming over me.

 

And the left half of my mouth was numb.

 

I didn’t like that very much but I think I was to exhausted to care, so I laid in the chair and I was alright unless they pulled on the numb part of my lip.

 

So I spent the next 6-7 hours at school. Fighting the need to become hysterical, or just start ripping at my cheek to try to feel something, anything. 

 

But I’m proud of myself, last time I went to the dentist, I had a panic attack on the chair. like, hyperventilating and bawling my fuckin’ eyes out. The world was SO going to end.

 

And I want to give a big shout-out to my boyfriend, he took care of me yesterday. I was a fucking zombie yesterday, but he made sure I seemed slightly human lol.