Resurrecting an oldish thread:
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Originally Posted by Cindy  My T wants me to begin using the klonopin or diazapam three weeks prior to the dentist so I don't get so wound up. I usually don't and pay for it. The whole staff realizes my stress and anxiety just being in the building and are very supportive. The key I have found is communicating what you need and standing up for yourself when it is not being done. |
This has given me hope I'll be able to get to a dentist sometime. I think I will ask around and try to find someone who will do this when I can face making myself go. So many triggers, stuff in my mouth, the pain from the needles, the pain from the local anesthetic not working, the pain after the anasthetic wears off... I have never had a pain-free filling. And since the last time I went, all the memories of sexual abuse have come up.
I'm currently working up the courage to get my regular blood tests taken. Takes me a month or so to get up the courage. If they get the vein first go, minimal pain, I'm only a wreck for the next day or so. If they have to take it out of the back of my hand and they screw it up, I'm a mess for days and weeks/dissociated/scared. I'm gradually getting better though, now that I've had a couple of low-pain experiences. The other one is working up the courage for my OH to cut my hair. Ugh. It needs doing but I pay a high price each time.