The dentist post mortem

No the dentist doesn't need a post mortem, I didn't kill him! Its a post mortem of the procedure! He was very gentle, only hurt a couple of times when he got really close to the nerve. They had a tv for me to watch which was a great idea, took my mind off what was going on in my mouth a little. Although it's pretty hard to watch tv when there are two hands and various sharp instruments poking around in your mouth.

The main thing is that I have survived! I've decided that it's not such a bad thing to let your dentist know that you are chicken. Because I was honest about how I felt about the procedure (terrified) and not acting all stoic (like I normally do) he took great care to make sure he gave me LOTS of anesthetic, and he was very gentle, and stopped every now and then to check that I was ok. He was keeping a close eye on my hands to see how tense I was and every time I tensed up he would stop and check with me.

I have another appointment in June (very busy dentist, only one in the whole district) for a similar procedure, and I feel a little better about the whole thing now. So thank you anyone who prayed for me, I feel it really helped.