I survived the dentist. I think maybe putting extra rice in my breakfast soup helped a bit with my coping, or at least with keeping me from feeling too hungry. The bad news is that I might end up needing a root canal, so the dentist did some stuff with the tooth that can be changed easily if it needs to be done. Otherwise, in a month, I guess she'll do a crown. I'm just glad I don't have to go next week.