Category Archives: Overcoming Phobia

Phase 5: Post-procedure (Part 1)

So, fresh back from the dentist, I’m more than 1/2 done. I’m 60% done, to be exact. I got 3 of my 5 fillings done, and I’ll be going back on the 28th for the last 2. Of those, my largest and probably my worst, which will probably be equal to the 3 I had [...]

Phase 4: Preparing for first real procedure

So tomorrow is the big day (part 2). I have to have either 2 or 3 fillings done. I have one cavity that I’ve had for more than 7 years now, and it hadn’t bothered me in years. Though, after last weeks cleaning, it has been aching from time to time. I really hope its [...]

Phase 3: First appointment down, worst to come?

Well, tis all over and done with. The first appointment, that is. Like I said, hadn’t been to a dentist in ~10 years. I have 5 teeth that need “restoration” and they are all minor fillings, if I understood the dentist correctly. I went in for a cleaning and x-rays, but got a deep scaling [...]