The End of the Tooth Topic... I Hope.

Today was Zachary's big dentist appointment. We had to be at the Hospital at 6:15 so he could be ready for his 7:45 "surgery."
Let me pause here for a brief commercial break. If you need ANYTHING medical done in Bonneville County or the surrounding area, go to Mountain View Hospital in Idaho Falls. They are amazing! The staff was quick and courteous and the service was exceptional. We were VERY impressed with the service we received there today.
Okay, back to the show.
After being checked in, a very nice man escorted us back to the waiting room that was stocked with toys and books for the shorties to play with and keep occupied. We hadn't waited long when a nurse called us back. She was very sweet and treated Zachary like he was the most interesting and exciting person on the planet, but she did it in such a way that was not silly or patronizing. Zach took to her right away. We got Zach stripped down and in a gown and then had some time to kill, so the nurse brought us a Radio Flyer wagon so that Zach could have rides around the pre/post-op area. He had so much fun and elicited more than a few smiles from the staff and other patients. They also gave him a coloring book and crayons to keep him occupied. The nurse apologized that they had no teddy bears to give him. Apparently every child who comes in to get surgery or whatever, usually gets a special friend to keep him company and then take home after. However, they were back-ordered so no new friends this time.
At 7:45 on the dot, the anesthesiologist came out to answer any questions and then take Zach back. They had planned on giving him a little something-something to help him relax because kids freak out in situations like that, but Zach was just excited about the grand adventure he was on that the doctor decided to forgo the extra drugs. Zachary was wheeled through those double swinging doors with a big ol' smile on his face.
We waited in the cozy waiting room for about an hour before Bryce, sorry, Doctor Burtenshaw came out to tell us how it went. Everything was great. In fact, one of the teeth wasn't as bad as expected, so he didn't have to put a crown on that one. Then we got to go back to see our baby. The first nurse had warned us that small children have a really hard time when the come out of anesthesia. It's very disorienting for them and they tend to cry for about half and hour. They aren't in pain and they can't tell you what's wrong. They won't make eye contact. They are just freaked out and so they cry. So, as we were being led back, I was straining to hear my baby's distinctive cry, but when we got to the room, he was still passed out on the bed. He woke up a little when the nurse rubbed his back and he wanted hugs from both Ty and me and then he wanted the slushy that had been offered. He took one spoonful of that and promptly fell back asleep. Ty had a doctor's appointment just down the street, so he took off to go to that. Zach woke up enough to ask where Daddy went and was out again. The boy was TIRED! When Ty got back, we decided it was time for Zach to wake up, so we started talking to him and waking him up. He sat right up and looked brightly about the room. He didn't even squeeze out one tear. He said hi to Ty and me and then asked for more of his slushy (which was now just an orange drink, but he didn't care.)
Oh! I forgot to tell you, at one point, when Zach was still asleep, he shifted his position and the pulse-ox reader came off his toe. The machine began to beep its warning and in the time it took Ty to stand up, a nurse appeared to find out what was wrong. She was so FAST! That means alot to me, cuz when I was in hospital to deliver Samantha, the woman in the room next to me began to crash. Her baby's alarms had been going off like crazy, but the nurses in the nurses' station just kept turning them off remotely, never bothering to check on her or the baby. The baby was born with SEVERE brain damage and later died from injuries sustained due to those nurses' lack of professionalism. I was very happy to see her come to help so quickly.
We were checked out very quickly and after another short ride in the wagon to the front doors were on the road in a matter of minutes. Zach was STARVING and requested Sonic for lunch. He devoured his hamburger and french fries and spent the rest of the day running and playing with his friends and siblings, so I think he's just fine!
Zachary does have to go back to see Bryce in about a week to get a spacer put in where his molar was extracted when we were back in Vegas, but other than that, I believe the Dentist situation is over. YEAH!!!