Off to the dentist shortly to get a tooth pulled, to think a few years back I was petrified of dentists but thanks to my wife and a bit of blackmail as she is feared by doctors & hospitals I overcome that fear.
I had that fear going back to my army days getting a tooth pulled by the army dentist, that bastard gave me 4 injections yet I could still feel the pain of him pulling it and I created blue murder and the nurse had to hold me down while he pulled it.
That fear lasted until about 10 years ago, the wife kept moaning that she had a sore leg and would not go to the doctor, I had a sore tooth at the time so we both came to a compromise, if she went to see the doc then I would do likewise with the dentist.
I can remember sitting in the dentist's reception area after the dentist had numbed my gums and waiting for it to get pulled and I was shitting bricks, when I got into the chair and ready to get it pulled I closed my eyes waiting for the worse, after about a minute I opened one eye and saw the lady dentist washing her hands.
That's when she told me "that's it pulled...", I could not believe it and I never felt nowt so since that day a dentist appointment does not bother me, only the cost of getting one pulled (£14.50) because I am a tight-fisted bastard, mind you, the last 2 teeth that needed pulling I pulled them out myself, but with our daughter giving me jip telling me that was dangerous I relent nowadays and visit the dentist.