i'm not afraid of the dentist. i never have been. it's gotten to the point now where the only thing i don't like is the gyno, for understandable reasons.
BUT anyway...the last filling i got was like, at least five years ago. they did the goo shiznit on my tooth and gum, then gave me the novocaine. well they didn't wait long enough after that and i kinda felt them drilling and stuff! oh well, the pain went away.
i was nervous when i went to my oral surgeon for my wisdom teeth, but only because i'd never been put under before. i knew about the remote risks of going
when you wake up or never waking up. luckily i was fine.
the one thing that irks me though is when i go to the optomotrist. i have glaucoma in my right eye yet they still insist on testing me. why?! it's like "well miss katie, it looks like you have glaucoma in your right eye." "OMG!!! for 19 years i've known this and you're just now telling me?!"
sorry. i've only gotten the eye drop one. that is one of the two right? they either put the drops in or do the air puff? i've never had the air puff but my mom has.
the one thing that keeps me calm when i go to any doctor is when they tell me what's happening. like when i got my toe surgeries done years ago, my podiatrist told me about the weird feelings of the novocaine, how the third needle feels like it goes in one end and out the other - it's true! had he not told me, i probably would've freaked and jerked my foot. i also like to have someone else (my mom or husband) in the room with me so if i'm uncomfortable or in pain i can squeeze their hand, look at them to distract myself, whatever.
sometimes i get a little overdramatic so my husband will give me a little extra tlc afterwards and buy me lunch. j/k, i'd actually never do something like that.