Not only that, but because I wasn't kicking up a fit and breaking my teeth he was able to save the one they thought would be extracted. He used a white filling, and it actually looks normal again.

I've got another procedure to be done, and I'm on a cancellation list, so that if someone cancels next week or the week after I can have my appointment brough forward. I'm not in the least worried about it now. Given my dental phobia, I'm surprised nobody ever suggested sedation before, but good grief... this makes it doable! I know people with mental health problems have worse teeth than the rest of the population, but if sedation were easier to get hold of, then it wouldn't be nearly so difficult.

I'm still feeling pleasantly "buzzed" if that's the right word. It might just be the fact that I'm not frightened anymore.