Live Dental Updates

Here’s a chronological list of all the updates we did on Facebook during Juan Jose and Carlos’ dental surgery.  For more information, be sure to read the entire story here.

From Facebook:

Today’s the day!! Carlos and Juan Jose have their dental surgery. I’m picking them up right now. Stay tuned for regular updates on the process.

‎6:40 – loaded in the van and heading to Ariden, the place they will be receiving their dental care. Be praying!

To give a bit more info on what’s happening today, both Juan Jose and Carlos have major dental problems. They probably have around 15-20 cavities each! Today, they will be put under general anesthesia and dental surgeons will be doing some extractions, fillings, and a lot of metal crowns. Please be praying!

‎7:30 – We’re here! Just waiting for the medical team to arrive. Carlos has volunteered to go first. He’s so brave!!

‎7:50 – Carlos went in about 10 minutes and he is now under anesthesia. Diana and I were in there with him as the anesthesiologist put him under. Everything is going great.

‎8:50 – Carlos has been in the OR for about an hour now. One of the assistants came out and said he was doing well! I’m not quite sure how long this will take, but I know there is a lot of work to be done. Thanks for all the prayers!!

‎9:00 – Carlos is out!!!!! Everything went perfectly. The dentist did 7 crowns, 3 fillings, and 2 sealants. He’s in recovery now and is still a bit out of it due to the anesthesia, but he’s doing pretty well!!

‎9:10 – Juan Jose just went in and he’s under anesthesia now! He’ll probably take a little bit longer because he is in a lot worse condition than Carlos. Keep praying!!

I forgot to mention that they also extracted a few of Carlo’s teeth…4 in all.

Here’s a “before” picture of Juan Jose.

Here’s a “before” picture of Carlos.

While we wait I want to send a special thanks to Diana who is here with us. She did an incredible job of keeping Juan Jose “entertained” as he waited his turn, and is now really helping Carlos feel better now that he is out. Thank you honey!!!

Here’s a smiling Carlos after his operation! It’s hard to tell but you can see the crowns on the sides. Barney is keeping him company!

‎10:10 – Juan Jose is done! They are waking him up now, but everything went well. He had a lot more work done: 13 crowns, 5 pulpotomies, and 7 extractions. That’s a lot of work!!

Here’s a quick photo of Juan Jose. He’s still a bit out of it but recovering quickly.

Here’s Juan Jose and Carlos with the team of doctors that worked on them. We are so thankful to Ariden and the amazing work they did.

Our two brave boys.

‎11:10 – and we’re done!!! We are leaving the clinic now and are heading home. Our boys we’re so brave and did a fantastic job. Now, lots of cold popsicles!!! Thank you all for your prayers.