I was driving today to go pick up my partners daughter from work and I was thinking about all I’ve gone through with my teeth so far. All the appointments I’ve had, the minor pain, the pills, the sedation, gas, just everything and then I though of the fear that had consumed for years prior. The utter fear of laying in that chair and having foreign objects and the past dentists ridiculing me. I’ve come to realise that after going through what I’ve just been through makes me so damn proud of my self and makes me feel that if I can do this, then what is there that I can’t do?

I’ve just faced the most biggest fear head on and horns blaring and look at me! I’m STILL here, I’m NOT dead, I’m not disfigured or scarred in anyway. It’s the biggest relief and the biggest thing (aside from flying) that I’ve accomplished in my life. Going from leaving the room when toothpaste commercials come on to buying every brand on the shelf because I CAN and I WANT TO! I’m just so excited with this breakthrough with me that I just want everyone else who’s frightened to just do it and feel what I am feeling, feel the relief and this fresh new feeling of awareness. It’s……  (where’s the dictionary!!)

Sure I still have a little ways to go yet but the worst of it all is over. Bone grafting and teeth pulling and impressions… DONE! I have a few root canals to go through yet but if I can go through bone grafting…. hell… bring on the root canals!! 😀

Dr. Nirav and the entire staff at The Dentists have been nothing but super supportive and friendly and encouraging, I can’t thank them enough because they have given me my self confidence back and I can smile freely now.