So I Had to Get a Root Canal….

About that…I’m shaking my head as I type this to y’all. I can’t even believe it. I had to get a root canal. I didn’t even have a cavity.

For a month or so I’d had a pretty powerful pain {at times} in one of my teeth, and it just got to the point where I was like, “what the hey.” So I scheduled an appointment with my dentist.

The day before my appointment, the receptionist called me and started asking questions about symptoms and such. As I was explaining it all to her, she says to me, “I reeeaaallly think we’re going to need a little longer than what’s on the calendar….”

I basically said okay and thought, ‘okay…that’s interesting’.

The next day. The MORNING of my appointment she calls me back and asks how my calendar looks. She said something like, “I think this could take longer than an hour so I want to be sure you’ve got time available…”

Hello.

I started getting nervous. This lady knows something I don’t know and surely it’s not going to go well for me….

I got to my appointment and another receptionist was at the desk so I told her how my stomach had been in knots all day since I’d had that morning call. She replied, “oh, I’m sure it’s nothing, don’t be worried.”

YOU may think it’s nothing, but someone else thinks it IS!

blah.

I got in the chair, and don’t worry – I’m not going to share all the deets because I know that is weird..and gross…

But I got in the chair, they took x-rays and did interesting things, to see about my pain and the level at which I might punch someone in the face. And ah-ha! He found it. As my mouth was literally throbbing in pain, he says to me, “Yeaaah, I think we’re going to need to do a root canal….”

I didn’t really hear anything other than that because I guess I sort of knew he would say that…as much as I was in denial.

And honestly, I didn’t even know what a root canal was…until I asked him.

Basically they remove the root. Through your tooth. So yeah.

I barely had time to process before he started…which meant I had to get him to stop. My heart was beating out of my chest and I was completely filled with anxiety as I laid there in that chair with the light in my eyes and my fancy sunglasses on.

He asked if I was okay and told me “You’re in the driver’s seat. You tell me when you’re ready.”

I prayed. I told myself I was okay. I gave him a thumbs up and started singing praise songs in my head.

I didn’t feel anything and honestly it really wasn’t bad at all. It’s just the sounds that make me freak out {and maybe you too??}.

So he did part of it last week and I had the rest of it completed yesterday afternoon. Two weeks in a row of drilling and numb-face. That was fun.  Now I have to go back to get a crown or a cap or whatever it’s called so that my tooth doesn’t break or crumble into a million pieces…

{sad face}

Y’all, I’m sort of emotional about all of this. My smile, my teeth have always been just a ‘thing’ for me. I’ve had braces twice. I still wear my retainer from the second time around {learned THAT lesson}. I care for my teeth so I’m just sort of sad I’ve had to go thru this, but I guess it’s just something that happens…?

Anyway. I no longer have any pain, which is great! I took one Tylenol yesterday afternoon as the numbness was wearing off and I haven’t had any other issues, for which I am extremely thankful!

Anyone else out there had a root canal? What was your experience {maybe without all the details?}? :)

 

P.S. Did you see my post the other day about Sseko?? click on this link if not!