That is what John's dentist said to me following the 45-minute scream-fest in the procedure room. Despite the constant high-decibel hollering and thrashing about, this man was able to "install" two crowns and fill two other cavities in my two year-old's mouth this morning. Actually, he did three fillings because he accidentally knocked one out thanks to John's kicking and had to re-do it. They velcroed up the papoose at that point, which is also when I had to take a breather and sit for a moment in the waiting room. (Note: John did, believe it or not, have sedatives in his body but they didn't have the desired effect, hence the quote in my title. Dr. Bybee handled the difficulties with kindness, patience, and two "thumbs-up" signals directed at me in the midst of the procedure.)
Bottom line: we both survived. John calmed immediately when I held him afterwards and shows no evidence that he minds all the new material in his mouth. God reminded me of his constant presence during the visit, and I really do recommend Ryan Bybee, DDS to anyone in the Vegas/Henderson area. He is my hero for today. So is John.
3 comments:
Wow! You are both very brave. So far we have only had to have cleanings at the dentist.
I am so glad it is over for both of you! I'm also thrilled you found a good dentist that you can trust, it has to be so much better. I take the boys to the dentist next week...I'm a little nervous;)
IYIYIYIYI!!!! That sounds very - um- challenging...Did the sedatives make him hyper? I gave Natalie some Tylenol with Codeine over the summer when she had a horrible ear infection so she could sleep. Three hours later she is standing on her bed looking out the window saying, "Hey mom, com here, you wanna look out the window with me. My ear doesn't hurt any more, I'm wide awake. Aren't I supposed to be getting really sleepy..." chattering like a maniac.
Glad you guys survived.
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