This is a pic of Jalen trying to smile after the dentist numbed him today. This is a big deal, for a child that has been so sensitive in the past as to gag when he coughs too hard. He got his teeth cleaned last week and did GREAT. So onto the rotten teeth and some invasive procedures.
Today was supposed to be a pulpotomy and a filling. Turned into a removal as the tooth had absessed. Not fun. He did so amazingly fabulous the entire time....
In fact, he held perfectly still even while saying "ow, ow, ow..that hurts"
They gave him quite a few shots for numbing, because he could still feel things.
Everything went really well until we got to the check out desk. I was starting to pay and heard a moaning sound. I turned around and he had a funny look on his face. I scooped him up, thinking he needed some extra comfort. A belching sound came out and I realized he was starting to gag.
At that point I set him down and asked if he felt sick.
He nods vigorously and just as the nurse is pointing to the bathroom he started puking. He puked twice before they got a trashcan over to us. Jalen is looking rather pale and weak now, I scooped him up and he felt limp and heavy in my arms. Freaked me out pretty bad.
They ushered us back to an empty room where the dentist already had an oxygen tank ready. After a few minutes of oxygen and laying still it seemed to pass. They checked his eyes and pulse, he was fine. We headed home about 10 minutes later.
Other than being completely out of it and tired for about three more hours, he was ok. We snuggled on the couch until evening. Anyone that knows Jalen knows that laying still is not the norm.
We think he had an allergic reaction to the anesthetics. He'll have a spacer put in where the tooth was ('twas a molar) and some more work on March 3rd. For such a sensitive, intense little man he handled everything like a pro. I feel so badly that he has to endure this, but I'm very grateful for insurance right now!
Sierra was so super sweet today. After he started throwing up, she stayed out by the front desk. When she finally walked back, she had big tears in her eyes. She does NOT like seeing her little brother suffer. We were in the room with him for the entire visit, so it was a bit much to see him sick and see everyone worried.
He's been skating around the kitchen and happily wolfing down food, so things are back to normal.
Trevor seems to be having the usual fabulous time staying with Moira in NC right now. They'll be together for Valentine's day.:) I wonder if a person ever gets used to their babies growing up and being gone a lot.
What I really wish today, is that I could talk to my Mom about all of it. She was always so great in a crisis or when you just needed to relate feelings of motherhood. I miss her more than ever.
