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Dental Work

Knowing the weather would get bad, we spent last night in the hotel with Jake and Luke in order to be in Ames for Jake to have his dental work done. He had to go to the hospital for the dental work as it was so extensive. We were all very nervous for Jake. He didn’t know what he was in for. He was dressed in a gown and waiting on a bed when a nurse gave him liquid Tylenol. After some time, I realized he did not swallow it. He held it in his mouth for a long time before I could convince him to swallow. I got to go with Jake to the anesthesiology prep room. I held Jake’s hand and he was being very brave as he looked at all the equipment. Then the doc had to take Jake back alone. I was so sad I wanted to cry. Jake was holding my hand as hard as he could and didn’t want to let go. I told him I loved him and gave him a kiss. He was brave and did not cry. After 3 hours and 9 fillings, 5 crowns later, we got to see Jake. He was groggy and grumpy. I held him as he became aware of things. He was very uncomfortable and wanted his IV out of his arm right away. He continually said he just wanted to go home. It was an awful experience and made me realize how fortunate we are to have healthy children. We were only there for dental work. I cannot begin to imnagine having a child in the hospital for health reason.

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