Devon was an excellent patient. He got a little faint either from the IV or the laughing gas, but he quickly recovered and endured the proceedure. Devon's wisdom teeth were very high (they probably didn't need to come out) and so they were a tough job.
Devon's doctor warned us that he would have a lot of swelling and pain because of the teeth's position. Amazingly, after the first day, Devon really didn't have any pain. He did however, have swelling.
Devon was a strong cookie - he didn't have any kind of "funny" reaction to the laughing gas like Jessica and Marissa. He was very child-like but he didn't say crazy sentences or make "out-of-the blue" comments. After an hour he was almost completely back to normal.
Our biggest challenge with Devon was finding SOFT food that he would like. We came to realize Devon doesn't really like soft food. It must be a texture thing. Luckily we found enough soft foods to make it through the few days that he was required to eat soft foods - bananas, pudding, rice with teriyaki sauce, ... he tried oatmeal (but said he didn't like it). He doesn't like mashed potatoes, jello, mac and cheese ... ugh.
I think he has a very high threshold for pain and a high ability to handle medicine.
Devon's one great patient.
By Sunday the stitches came out and he was HAPPY to eat real food again.
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