We took him in a couple weeks ago and they said he had two new cavities, which I was surprised about because he just had all those fillings and we brush his teeth everyday. Plus, my dentist says kids this age (3) hardly ever have cavities. The surgery was this morning. They said they would be putting a gas mask on him until he fell asleep. Then I would have to leave and they would put in an IV for anethesia. When we got there I told Jordan I would hold him with the mask until he fell asleep. That is how it was done at the other clinic. I also told him I would be there when he woke up.
He was doing fine until they said he had to lie on the operating table with the mask and I couldn't hold him. Then it took me and three other people to hold him down. They said he was asleep and I had to leave but I could still hear him crying. I really don't think he was asleep.
They asked me if we wanted white fillings and I said yes. Our insurance covers white fillings. They said if they found anything else that had to be done they would let me know before they did it.
The 30 minute surgery turned into an hour and a half. Then they called me up to the desk and said he needed 7 fillings and 2 caps! How can that happen in 8 months time? They asked if I wanted white caps because the insurance didn't cover them. Since they were in the back of his mouth I said we would do silver. I asked her how much silver was. Then she walked over to the other desk and I heard her tell another lady, "She wants to know how much silver would have been and the insurance covers silver, but they already did white caps. Should I tell her that the insurance would have covered it?" She then came to me and explained they were already filled with white. She said they could wave some of the ansethesia cost brining it from 1,300 to 914. Our original quote was 319. I said I did not approve that stuff to be done. After a few different people got involved they lowered it to 610. Still too much but I didn't know what else to do and was so frustrated so I paid it.
Then they said he was done with surgery. Turns out he had been done for quite a while, but they hadn't told me because I hadn't paid yet! While other kids were back there with their moms, he was all alone in the bed screaming. The sheet was covered in blood. He had three bandages on him and his nose was bleeding. They said the nose was from the intubation and the bandages were because he was "a hard stick." How can that be? He's 3 and he was supposedly asleep. Later, after we were home, I discovered 2 more sticks on his foot, which has also turned dark purple and one behind his knee. There are a total of 8 holes (that I have found). I truly think that he was awake and they were holding him down trying to get the needle in somewhere. That is so traumatic....And then to wake up alone. I am so angry I can't stand it!! These picrtures really don't do it justice because he wouldn't stop moving and I couldn't really capture it all, but here's a idea...
This is behind his knee
Right hand
Elbow
Left hand
Foot
This has to be the cutest little guy ever!!
