Honestly, I was dreading the whole root canal thing for weeks, kept hearing horror stories from friends and family. But um, turns out the procedure itself wasn't even the worst part—it was the anxiety beforehand, you know? Recovery's been surprisingly easy, just some mild soreness for a day or two and now I'm eating normally again. Curious if anyone else had a similar experience where it turned out way better than expected?
"Recovery's been surprisingly easy, just some mild soreness for a day or two and now I'm eating normally again."
Glad it went smoothly for you. Had a similar experience with my wisdom teeth extraction—spent weeks stressing over it after hearing everyone's nightmare stories. Honestly, the anticipation was way worse than the actual procedure. Recovery was pretty uneventful too; just a bit swollen and sore for a couple days, but nothing major. Funny how our minds can build things up, huh? Seems like dental anxiety is often worse than the dental work itself...
Glad to hear it went well for both of you. It's funny, I've noticed that too—patients often come in visibly anxious, expecting the worst, and then afterward they're like, "Wait, that's it?" I think part of it is how root canals and extractions get portrayed in movies or TV shows...always as these dramatic, painful ordeals. Reality is usually way less eventful. Most people bounce back pretty quickly with just some ibuprofen and rest. Glad your experiences matched that trend!
