dentists scare me!

Ok so...I have always had a fear of the dentist, ever since I was a small child. Even though my dentist and his staff are actually kind of nice and mean no harm, for some reason I’ve always still been scared. Going to the dentist was never a really good experience. One time when I was around 16, I was at the dentist getting a filling. I kept telling the dentist that my mouth was not numb yet. He refused to listen to me and became the procedure any ways. Well of course, considering my mouth wasn't numb, It hurt! So my reaction was to move away from the drill considering it was hurting me, and well the drill basically fish hooked me. That was the one visit that just put me over the edge. So I haven't really went back there unless I needed a cleaning or something that didn’t involve pain. However, I had braces a few years ago and the brackets that go completely around your molar teeth, had created this little brown mark. Now I always brush my teeth; in the morning, after lunch and before bed. But unfortunately the little brown mark got worse and worse. It turned into two large cavities on both sides of that poor tooth. They filled both of the cavities, in hopes that it would be ok.  The dentist said if it got worse, we could have to do a root canal, or and extraction. Just my luck, it got worse. It turned into and extreme throbbing pain, in my ear, jaws, and neck. So I worked up my courage, which was not hard to do, considering I was in such horrible pain. The dentist and his team came to the conclusion that my tooth needed a root canal. So he gave me some pain medicine and some antibiotics. I am currently scheduled on the 15th to have a root canal. No I am not excited about the procedure, however, I’m so ready for no more pain! Wish me luck!