We have had better days

On August 25th Sophia had major dental work done under general anesthesia. She had four caps put on and many cavities filled. Her teeth were/are in really bad shape possibly caused by lack of pre-natal care/vitamins.

We found out that she needed this work back in June. They never really could tell us just how bad the teeth were since Sophia did not cooperate when they tried to X-ray her mouth. They even tried it a second time a week before the procedure with laughing gas. Would you believe Sophia is immune to laughing gas? Her strong nature and the fact that she was hyperventilating when she was screaming meant most of the gas never got into her. What an ordeal.

We were really worried about how she would react to the mask used for general anesthesia, especially after the laughing gas incident, but she was great. We arrived to the hospital and she was nervous (as were we.) Sophia somehow managed to be brave about the whole thing. She did not resist the mask. It may be because of the sedative they gave her orally but I don't want to discount her wonderful attitude through out this morning.

The work took 2 1/2 hours. We were getting antsy in the waiting room but finally the doctor came in and said she was doing fine. She said they did a lot of work and there was a lot of bleeding but all looked good. Sophia woke up after about 30 minutes of being in recovery. She was scared and could not wait to go home. Shortly after she was home she was herself again. I had to stop her from jumping on the bed!

The next day Sophia cried when I brushed her teeth. Could it be pain? The doctor said to give it one more day to see if things got better. They didn't, they got worse. She screamed the next day. We made an emergency trip into the dentist and the dentist pushed on the gum where Sophia said was hurting and sure enough it is infected. After a round of antibiotics (and a rash from the antibiotics on the eighth day of treatment) things are finally back to normal.

Sophia now gladly brushes her teeth. She in no longer in pain. Her teeth look good. Let's hope things stay status quo when we visit the dentist again in December.