The only appointment that can fit into our busy schedule was yday at 11.30am. The plan was for Zaky to skip school and I would take half day pm leave. Lil Shauna has the option to skip student care (SC) but she decided to proceed. She mentioned that she is in some competition for some star award with another boy in SC and she is determined to win it.
Zaky was thrilled to learn that he doesn't have to go to school. Yday morning, he nevertheless woke up at the same time automatically but his intent was merely to move from his bed to ours and continue his slumber. Within minutes, I can hear his snores.
The half day leave plan failed. A colleague had to go on urgent pm leave and I ended up asking for time off instead. I activated code Popo for help though at the expense of some noises.
I got a cab at 11.15am to rush down to meet Popo and Zaky at Jcube. While in the cab, Popo called me to say that the clinic said that the apptm was made for tomorrow and not today. It is true that I was deciding between today and tomorrow when I called to make the apptm with a somewhat disinterested staff then. I cant tell for sure it if was my pea mind or the staff's mistake but it didnt matter. The end point can only be Zaky getting the dental attention that he needed it at that exact slot. I did wonder if I should plead or be a nasty customer to get my way.
Things eventually worked out but our apptm had to be shifted to 12noon. The staff were all super nice and I couldn't bear to be a nasty customer. Lol. Zaky obviously hadn't much idea what was in stored for him and was still happily playing cup flip while waiting for his apptm.
The dentist explained that it was the same badly declayed tooth that was infected and not the one next to it. The antibiotics did help to calm the infection but the gum swelling was still visible. After the same explanation (as Daddy Lim) on the risks associated with the root canal or extraction, we proceeded with the root canal. The dentist called it the "nerves treatment".
Bcos of Zaky's age, the dentist gave him a jab to make the treatment more tolerable. The boy didn't want an extraction but didn't know that the root canal requires jab as well. We did tell him before the procedure start. He asked if it would be painful and the answer is always the same - just like an ant bite, just that he would need to figure out how big the ant is. There was eventually some crying but he was largely manageable and tolerated the jab well.
There was a lot of drilling and cleaning. I would basically freeze up on the dentist chair but the boy is a pro already after so many trips. He asked the dentist on what she was going to do, knew exactly which button to press to fill his cup with water and raised his hand when he wanted the dentist to pause. There were times that there were discomfort despite the jab and mummy had to hold his hand in a half bend posture. My poor back!
The procedure was completed in about an hour. The dentist mentioned that it was a little complex case; he could still feel some sensitivity after the jab. As a result, she gave him a temporary filling and cover. He had to come back a second time to get it treated again before she gave him a permanent fliling and cover.
Finally, before we were let out, she did an incision on the swelling gum to extract the pus. Zzzzz.. Fortunately, there was no pain for the boy since the area was already numbed. Incision just sound scary.
The next apptm will be the following Saturday and it would be Daddy Lim's turn. I have already warned Daddy Lim that Zaky would require a jab again. Good luck ah. Hohoho.
Mummy Lim
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