My Issues with Health Professionals

I have so many problems with my teeth, with broken teeth, rough edges, discomfort but not pain.  A few weeks ago  a chip appeared in my front tooth, now this morning that chip has become a huge gap, i am very conscious of it as well as making my mouth feel very uncomfortable.

Why don't i go to the Dentist?  One of the reasons is cost, i really have no extra money that can be used for this.

I used to attend Coastal Dental Service, and saw a lovely Ugandan Dentist, approx 18 mths ago when i needed an extraction because i have a low pain and low gagging threshold she sent me to a clinic in Norwich, who were lovely and i had a very easy extraction.  When i next went to the Dentist I saw someone else who wasn't as supportive, i still needed lots of work doing, the dentist just said everything is ok, and didn't follow up with the planned treatments the Ugandan Dentist had discussed, part of me was disappointed and part was relieved.

It has really only recently occurred to me that part of my problems are with Doctors and Dentists, is i do have a fear of them, bordering on terror, the reasons i see for this are:-


Low Pain Threshold, where dentists are concerned this also includes Low Gagging threshold.
Invasion of Personal Space, i do not like people getting too close to me, where doctors are involved, i will not discuss all issues, i will select what is not too personal, i also won't discuss mental health issues.

I think also part of the problem is i have had a few unsympathetic problems with Health Professionals of one sort or another, and maybe part of it is my attitude, because i am unsure and nervous and cannot make myself clear on matters of concern, which perhaps leads to misunderstandings on both parts, and sometimes because i am so uptight, i am sometimes not too clear at remembering conversations with Health Professionals.

This is not me being difficult as my family tends to think, but genuine fear and embarrassment with these issues. There also is the problem with Bob i am not confident in discussing personal issues with him, would not dream of embarressing him by asking him to come to any appointments with me.

As well as needing to go to the Dentist i also need to go to the Optician, but the same things apply not so greatly perhaps, but cost has to be a driving force here, the other issues i can overcome with an Optician, especially now they don't blow air into my eyes and cause me pain and distress with it.

There does not seem to be a solution or a way round it.