Have you ever felt like you were just a failure as a parent??? I did today! Last week Jarika was complaining that her tooth hurt. Okay, you'll be fine let's see if we can wait until school is out to make an appointment. She stayed at my mom's last weekend and texted me "Mom, please can you make a dentist appointment, I really think I have a cavity." Okay, so I make an appointment with a new dentist because we really didn't like the one we were going to in town. They got her in this morning. Since she's 17 she had to have an adult with her. I am in the midst of preschool and kindergarten screening and we are short staffed as it is so I knew I couldn't go with her. Since it was a morning appointment I figured mom could go with her. Sure enough Grandmama said sure, it won't be a big thing, I just have to be there right? Yeah, I'm sure they are going to tell her she has a cavity and then we'll have to get it filled. WELL.... about 9:30 Jarika calls me "Mom, I have to get a root canal, I have to do it today or will have to wait until after prom (which is Saturday). I have a really bad cavity that has now abscessed and the nerve is damaged. " WHAT? I think, I haven't ever had a cavity so the thought of a root canal freaked me out a little. Fortunately our new dentist, that Jarika loved!!, was able to get her an appointment with an Endodontist this afternoon. So my mom cancelled her bridge (which is her addiction!) and entertained her precious granddaughter, took her to lunch, to the store to get her antibiotics and pain meds and then on to the dentist to have a root canal. A few hundred dollars later and she is good as new. So she thinks, meds and numbness hasn't worn off yet! So I felt about an inch tall when I hear that she now has an infection since I didn't get her in sooner! UGH! I feel so bad! But my precious girl took it in stride and told me not to worry, she thought it was a little cavity too! Does this look like someone that had a root canal just a few hours ago??? What a trooper!
4 comments:
I've so done that. One time my oldest said he was sick and I made him go to school, then he barfed in front of his whole class. I felt so bad for humiliating him like that.
Ohhhh OUCH!!! I've so been there on the mom thing! LOL I'm glad she handled it well. I'm pretty sure they'd have to knock me out cold for a root canal!
Poor thing! She is such a pretty girl! I just had oe a couple of weeks ago as well, my first, and it wasn't too terrible.
I've had four and they aren't fun! Don't be so hard on yourself, you couldn't have known that a toothache would turn out to need a root canal. Usually I have a lot of warning: it's a tooth that has already been worked on and keeps causing me trouble.
Amy
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