A big "Thank You" ...

..... to you all for your replies to my post about fear of the dentist. They are both very helpful and comforting to know there are many of you out there who feel as I do . Thank goodness I am not alone.

I have to say, that the lady (private) I am seeing is really nice and kind, quiet and reassuring... I can't fault her on that score at all... it's just the things I have had done so far with her have been so traumatic (for me !! ) and lengthy. Bit of a shock really.

I know I must go back to her re this last filling . To begin with I had felt hot and cold ouch ... she took an xray and decided that she needed to take the whole old large filling out and a new one in ... the hour appointment. I felt at the time... why not just repair the old filling, but she knows best I guess so I went through with it all. But as I said in my original post, it is now far worse ... the hot and cold pain is really OUCH now... so that hasn't helped me one jot.
Trouble is, she will probably have to start all over again.. filling out .. new one in etc etc and I feel a panic just thinking about it.

She is very kind and I really don't want to go through all the headache of trying to find another dentist, I just fear she will say the dreaded "root canal treatment" which I can't face so it'll be yet another tooth out . Oh hell !

To be honest with you all .. I'm neurotic about anything wrong with my teeth ... the first twinge and I'm all over the place... and I'm neurotic about going to have anything done.

There's no hope for me

Many thanks again to you all xxx