Tooth Fairy Cometh 21st Century Style!

Talking about starting your summer off with a "bang"! Our daughter had an appointment with the oral surgeon yesterday to have (5) teeth extracted in preparation for her braces. This is her second visit to the oral surgeon, the first trip resulted in the removal of (4) baby molars, which refused to turn loose on their own. The down side to that visit was she didn't weigh enough to be put to sleep, so she had to suffer through the removal with only the assistance of some "laughing" gas. She summed up the entire procedure as far from funny! While she was glad she didn't have to "suffer" through the procedure in a semi-awake mode, she was a little apprehensive about receiving an I.V for the first time. Dr. Ellis is great and he assured her everything would be fine. As he was "chatting" her up he gave her a little stick to numb the injection site before inserting the IV. Upon seeing it in her arm she mumbled "Oh goodness and her eyes rolled to the back of her head". I had to touch her on her leg and tell her not to pass out....hysterical! So once the IV was in place and he was adding her "sleepy" medicine, I snapped this quick picture, kissed her on her forehead and headed to the waiting room. It took about (20) minutes from start to finish and Dr. Ellis was calling for me to pick her up. We got her home and in bed, that was a feat as she insisted she could walk only to buckle at the knees upon exiting the car. My mom and I carried her into the house and promptly put her in the bed. She spent the rest of the afternoon sleeping and by nightfall she was up and about already feeling like her ole' self. In honor of her procedure I rented the movie "Tooth Fairy" with Dwayne "the rock" Johnson, it was a cute flick and had both of us laughing! So another hurdle cleared the next stop is braces, which are scheduled to for June 22. In the meantime, she should enjoy the next few days as her meals are to be soft and for her she has decided that will consist of mostly ice cream, sherbet and jello....yum!

On it's last leg

I went to pick our daughter up from cheer practice and on the drive home she sat quietly in the passenger seat. I asked her what was wrong and she said "Mom, my tooth is on it's last leg." I said "What?" She said, "My molar is on it's last leg. I can push it with my tongue, actually I think I could pull it." About this time she reached over and grabbed a napkin from the console and commenced to yanking at her tooth. I quickly squealed...ewwww gross and asked her to stop.

She said "Mom, if all of my molars drop out, will there be enough room for my wishbone to come in?" I said "What? Do you mean wisdom teeth?" "She said yes...same thing." Of course I responded with "No, not really, and if you lost all of your molars you still wouldn't have enough room in your mouth for your wishbone or wisdom teeth to come through."

So here was the last important question she fired my way. "If I am successful and my wishbones do come in, do I get extra money from the tooth fairy?" I am telling you now if that kid actually springs up wishbones in her mouth, I will make sure she is paid a "bonus" for those molars, which were on their last legs!

Those roots went to China!

Our daughter had to pay a visit to her oral surgeon on Friday, as she was scheduled to have four teeth removed. This isn't the first time we have sought dental intervention to aid in the removal of baby teeth, as she seem to suffer with the same issue I did ( her mom) whereby the roots of our baby teeth just refuse to dissolve. The first baby teeth were removed by her dentist, however this extraction involved molars, and he felt she would be better off having an oral surgeon remove the teeth. As luck would have it ( NOT) she does not weigh enough to be placed under anesthesia, so she had to endure the procedure with laughing gas and Novocaine. So I snapped this picture right before they applied her "gas" mask and began numbing the surface. I assumed my rightful spot and perched myself upon the waiting room couch. It was a mere (21) minutes later, when the doctor came to get me to tell me I could go back and see her. She had been really brave, as the doctor told me the roots on the molars had shown absolutely no sign of deteriorating. In addition, he said in their present condition, they would have easily stayed in for another (2) years - UGH! He said she wasn't any more pleased than he was by the time they hit the third tooth removal, and it was then that I was really thankful that I had always been put "under" for these types of procedures. He was really kind to her and took the time to tell her how well she had done and hugged her before her departure. In addition he called to check on her three times that evening, with the last call coming in around 9pm. She is doing really well despite the large holes, which required stitches to close. She came running to me and her grandmother yesterday to proclaim that she only had (6) upper teeth and four giant holes. She said, "these are going to have to heal soon, as I can't live on just grits, mash potatoes and ice cream!" Her speech is a little off and she says her "tongue wants to slip out the holes on the side", but I have assured her this new sound will be temporary. What a trooper! I have promised that there will be no more teeth extractions without anesthesia. So it will be our mission to 'fatten her up' so to speak, but in reality we are just looking for her to hit (75) pounds, so she won't have these issues in the future! On the plus side, I have it on good authority that the Tooth Fairy left her $20.00, and a card that stated "Anyone who went through what you did to have four teeth removed was entitled to premium tooth pay, along with a giant bag of all your favorite candies to be eaten upon healing!" That Tooth Fairy sure has come along way since my day!