Here we go again..........

On Monday, February 7th Jacob had a follow-up appointment at the peroidontist. It was supposed to be a check-up to make sure he was healing ok followed by an appointment 2 weeks later for a final cleaning. I had a feeling it wasn’t going to be the second to last time we were in this office. Unfortunately I was right. Dr. Neils examined Jacob’s lower gums closely and made the decision to redo the graft. The first graft didn’t stretch as far as he would have liked. I could see the look on Jacob's face and I instantly felt bad for him. All I could think was here we go again. I could tell this wasn't an easy decision for Dr. Neils as he looked at me and asked what I thought. I told him he would know best. As much as I'd hate to see Jacob to go through this again I knew I didn't want him to deal with it when he got older. We walked out and made the appointment for Wednesday, March 9th. Once we got in the car, Jacob let it out. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen him cry that hard. I felt helpless, all I could do was reassure him it was going to be ok and that we’d get through it. Poor kid. Here we go again………..