Lena's Dental Work

Today Lena had some major dental work done. At her check up (which very well could have been the only dental exam ever done) the dentist identified several cavities and a possible root canal in addition to some items we will need to watch over time.

We arrived at the dentist's office a little after 7 this morning. They finally gave her the sedative about 7:50 and took her back around 8am. I sat in the parent's room and worked on blog updates until the assistant came in about 9:15 to tell me that they were almost done and that they actually had less to do than the expected. Praise God!  And thank you prayer warriors.

A little while later they called me back to talk to the dentist who confirmed what the assistant said.  Then they took me to the recovery room.

Lena was just beginning to stir when I got there.  It took about 30 min for her to wake enough to go home. The funny thing is that when she tried to talk with her mouth numb, she actually spoke more clearly than usual.  Normally she has trouble with r's sounding like l's. I don't remember what she said, but she said it perfectly with her mouth and tongue numb.

She asked for some water and then said she wanted lunch.  That's when we knew she was okay to go home. Once home she ate some vanilla pudding, lay on the couch for about a minute, and then resumed her normal activities.  Thankfully, apart from not liking the numbness, she has had no pain or discomfort at all.