have you ever fallen asleep in the dentist's chair?

[Denisemomof4]

I probably shouldn't admit I did this during a ROOT CANAL today. Let me explain.

 

I rushed out the door first thing this morning to get my hair dyed. I didn't have time to make my coffee! When hair was done I rushed home to style it and then rushed to the dentist.

 

Before I left the hairdresser I asked her to remove the ring of dye from my forehead. She didn't do as good a job as she normally does because she knew I was rushed. I didn't realize this until I got home from the dentist and was looking at my VERY crooked and VERY numb mouth. :glare: If you had been looking at me straight on, you probably wouldn't have noticed through my bangs. Laying down on a dentist chair? Let's just say it was OBVIOUS.

 

As I was laying in the chair I noted how VERY swollen my sprained ankle/foot was and started to slide my sandle up to let my toes breathe. It was a beautiful sight: sausages pouring out of sandals. The dentist was concerned and asked if I was ok.

 

The dentist was wonderful. He does advanced dentistry and takes the difficult cases. Novocaine doesn't really work for me anymore. During the drilling of my last cavity at my regular dentist you could have pried me off the wall, this after the MAXIMUM dose of novocaine. So now I kind of panic in the dentist chair. So when I started to note panic when I saw the LARGE drill attachment :svengo: I decided it would be best to close my eyes, NOT peek, and take my mind to a better place. Remember - I HAD NO COFFEE.

 

So the beauty here, with the mouth WIDE open and all kinds of apparatus in it, dark dye stains on the forehead, bulging sausage foot pouring out of sandal, was proud of herself for being able to squelch out the anxiety and just keep my mind focused and my eyes closed. I really got things off my mind UNTIL MY SNORING AWOKE ME.

:eek::eek::blush::crying:

 

When I got to my car I immediately checked my nose to make sure there was nothing embarrassing going on there.

 

And then I decided that no coffee was ok. I couldn't possibly go to Starbucks or Gloria Jean with my crooked and numb mouth. Instead I came home and had some green tea......... and changed my shirt after I dribbled all over it.:lol:

:leaving:

 

IT's just better to allow laughter to get you through.

[RoughCollie]

You are so funny!

 

So, you think having had no coffee is the key thing here?

[Denisemomof4]

You are so funny!

 

So, you think having had no coffee is the key thing here?

 

:001_tt2:

[JoyfulMama]

I think your dentist should take your falling asleep during a root canal to be a HUGE compliment, as you must have been VERY relaxed.

:lol:

[Sugarfoot]

:lol:

 

I had a root canal, today, too! But I took a little white pill first, which leads me to ask:

 

"You know what's funny about a root canal? Apparently everything after you've taken the little white pill...":001_huh:

 

I was at a specialist's office, an endodontist, because my particular tooth was so quirky. I knew I was groggy, and then he said, "canals," and I started to laugh...

Then he started to laugh. Then I heard the nurse giggle. Normally, I would have been embarrassed, but thanks to the little white pill, I just. didn't. care...

 

Oh, well, at least I didn't feel anything. I have to go back in 6 weeks and do basically the same thing again. Yippee!!!

[kpnick in nc]

My last visit to dentist, about 6 months ago, led to the opposite of sleep. The dentist, DH's uncle, said, "I don't mean to be nosy, but are you pregnant? Your gums just seem awfully tender this time." The hygenist said it could be any of a variety of hormonal changes making my gums sensitive.

After a quick run through of the calendar in my mind, I saw that it was possible! I thought about it all weekend until I could get home to take a test - I wasn't. But next month I was! :D

[Onceuponatime]

I can't imagine falling asleep at the dentist. Passing out, yes. I am need massive amounts of novocaine lately to deaden my tooth nerves. My problem is that initial shot. It is almost always incredibly painful for me, in spite of that useless numbing gel, and I have to practice anxiety coping excercises when the dentist leaves the room.

 

I believe one day I will need one of those little white pills.

[Indygirl]

I would have loved one of those little white pills when I needed to have a cavity filled. I am such a baby anymore and get so nervous just thinking about that drill. I remember when I was little I used to cry before I ever got to the dentist office.

[Denisemomof4]

Falling asleep ANYWHERE hasn't happened to me before. At least not that I can remember.

 

I got jipped!!!!!!!! I didn't get a little white pill! What was it? I will request one next time. :D Not that I need anything like that............. I'm giddy most days of my life. But relaxing more would have helped. I was tired and dead without my coffee fix so I was pretty calm in there.........

[Sugarfoot]

 

I got jipped!!!!!!!! I didn't get a little white pill! What was it? I will request one next time. :D Not that I need anything like that............. I'm giddy most days of my life. But relaxing more would have helped. I was tired and dead without my coffee fix so I was pretty calm in there.........

 

:lol: I don't normally require a lot of dental work, and I was pretty nervous about the root canal. It's a tiny dose of something... They told me to make sure to bring it with me in case they were running late and I needed to take another one. Let me go look. Okay, it's Triazolam, .25mg. My DH had to drive me. He said I was laughing before I even got back there.:001_huh: I almost didn't take it, but I'm glad I did. The whole thing lasted 2 1/2 hours and was even more involved than he originally thought.