I've written about my fear of the dentist before (actually, almost precisely one year ago!). I wouldn't go so far as to call it a phobia, though there is such a thing as dentophobia, but I do suffer from involuntary shakes the moment I sit the chair. I would say that any fear that causes a physical reaction is pretty darn bad.
It must run in the family as my normally stoic father turns into a howling child (seriously) the moment any dental procedure other than a cleaning is administered to his teeth. My mom stopped going to the dentist with him after the time he yelled so loud during his appointment he scared a little boy in the waiting room. That's okay, pops, I get you!!
So anyway, where I'm going with all of this? Right. During our anniversarymoon, I noticed a large lump on my gum, right above where I had a root canal 6 years ago, of which the crown was replaced several months ago. The lump wasn't painful and it's not like I would have been able to do anything for it in Mexico, save drinking lots of tequila to numb it. I called my dentist early this week and they were able to squeeze me in on Wednesday to take a look at it.
Well, folks, the prognosis is not good. The lump is actually an abyss, which was caused by an infection in the tooth that has the root canal. Apparently, when I had my root canal, all of the dead nerve was not removed and it has now become infected. Meaning this girl just won a free pass to another root canal!! Sweet!
Also, you know how I mentioned that I just had the crown replaced? The very expensive crown that used up most of my allotted dental expenditure for the year? Well, my dentist is fairly certain that it can be saved. Dude, I want a guaran-fucking-tee that it can be saved so that I won't be out $1,000! That's the hardwood floors we've been planning on installing right there!
I have my consultation with the special endodentist on Tuesday morning and he should be able to tell me a little more. I honestly don't know why I always seem to be inflicted with dental issues because my dental hygiene is good! Really, I swear, the dentist always tells me so! The only way this could be worse is if I were Kristabella and had to deal with all of this with a horrible dentist. Poor thing.
