Earlier today, we arrived at Children's Hospital in DC for LJ's dental work. Dental, of the teeth variety...not trim. General anesthesia worked like a charm: X-rays, 7 cavities and 1 sealant (all the other back teeth weren't healthy enough for sealants) later, we are all home and recuperating. Luckily, the dentist didn't have to extract his eye tooth or even do a root canal to it. They did use a white filling, however, so it won't show. That's not so say he's in the clear...in the future he may need the root canal before his adult teeth come in. They also warned us that now that LJ is eating we have to watch out for cavities in between his teeth now that his teeth are all touching. But hurray no more teeth pain! Lewis has even flashed me his toothy little grin a few times today so I can vouch for him! Next up, surgery this coming Tuesday to close his stomach properly since it's leaking still. And in case you are wondering, no the surgeons couldn't operate at the same time....different hospitals, surgeon's privileges, cross contamination or some such! Oh, the fun never stops ;-)
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