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Noah busted his lip in last Friday night's football game. Since he is not a complainer, he didn't really mention how painful it was until Monday. As I watched him struggle to eat, I thought about a really intensive dentist appointment he was going to be having on Thursday. (today) So, I called the dentist and asked if we should reschedule and they said that it wouldn't be necessary and that the dentist would do his best near that bottom lip. He also suggested I buy Neosporin and Vaseline to keep it clean and moisturized.
Well, I followed doctors orders but, while I was in CVS I looked at an $8.79 Orabase gel. As I read the back and tried to determine its necessity, I decided I would just stick with the dentist's recommendations. After all, I have always succumbed to buying $9ish pointless products that end up in drawers or cabinets.
As today, the day of the dreaded dental procedure, dawned; Noah's lip had still not healed and was causing him quite a bit of pain. {warning: the rest of this paragraph may bother you if you are not a fan of dental work or anything cringe-worthy} Today's procedure was to fit Noah for crowns on his 2 front teeth. But, since his front teeth have endured so much trauma the nerves override the numbing agents the dentist uses. Although he was administered two different types of local anesthetic, he could feel every bit of the procedure. As he squeezed my hand, moaned and tried to control his body from jumping, I silently cried. Thank God Noah was wearing glasses and staring at the ceiling because I was clearly not the one who SHOULD have been crying. Later, he did say that he almost cried 8 times and looked me solemnly in the parking lot and said 'I almost threw in the towel.' My heart did a little hitch right then because I watched the grinding, heard the drill and saw the blood. I said to him, 'I wouldn't have blamed you. I cried.'
When we got home, he slept for quite a while and then awoke very hungry. Of course, the swollen gums and residual sensitivity of the teeth were an issue but, his lip had been banged up pretty good and was swollen again. So, he had a shake. Then, he hunkered down to do his homework. I probably asked him 50 times what I could make him to eat and he just said that he could barely open his mouth because of his lip. At this point, I am desperate for this kids dilemma so I tell him I am going to CVS to buy this gel. He adds 'Can you buy me new smoothie mixes in case it doesn't work?'
I go to CVS and buy the $8.79 gel which is $9.47 with tax. (you see where this is going and why I really do deserve the bad mom award) THEN, I go to Vons and spend $47.55 on smoothie mixes, juices, applesauce, Naked juice thingy's and oatmeal. When I get home, I show him my array of goods and then say 'Oh let's try this gel!'
5 minutes later, he comes into the kitchen smiling and laughing for the first time today and said sarcastically: 'Mom, you're blowing it....I can't feel my lip. Good thing we didn't get this before this morning.'
Oh goodness...at least we are laughing.
