I have three major dental procedures upcoming and each one is expected to take about one hour (on different days).
However, I know that I won’t be able to sit in a dentist’s chair for that long undergoing an unpleasant procedure without having to go to the toilet at least once, but probably twice. My doctor has diagnosed an overactive bladder and things get worse when I’m nervous or stressed (as I’m sure to be in the dentist’s chair, not having had a major procedure like this for 7 years).
Maybe this is just my imagination but when the dentist pushes the chair back, as they do these days, so that you’re at a 45 degree angle to the floor, this makes my need for a toilet break even more acute.
So the question is:
Would it be acceptable to ask the dentist – before we start – if I could have a “comfort” break midway? (She’s a lady dentist, although I guess that doesn’t change things much and I’m a guy in my mid-50s) Or how else could I deal with it? My friend has suggested that I tell the dentist that I have a back prob which means that I can’t sit for long periods and rather asking for a break to stretch my legs.
gee thanks, I feel better already
been stressing 'bout this thing for a long time.I kept putting off what was otherwise a minor filling which has now - because of all the delays - developed into a major prob when the whole filling cracked and broke taking half the tooth with it
