My big guy needs surgery

[Misanthropical]

Yesterday, my big guy was riding his bike and somehow slammed into the side of a speeding car. The man called me yesterday to tell me that my son was hurt. I want to thank the man who took the time to call me and stay with my son till the ambulance got there. Yes, the man was the one driving.

I get to the hospital and they won't let me back to see my son! :mad: :mad: The Chaplin told me my son was fine and answering questions. 45 minutes later I get back to see my son, who was still in a bit of shock. It was a good thing, because I was about to go back there and let security try to stop me.

He had a head injury, but it wasn't bad. He smashed up his left leg pretty good and was taken upstairs to be admitted. I stayed the night with him.

Tomorrow morning, he will have surgery to repair the damaged knee cap, since a part of it broke and is sitting off to the side. He will need to have a screw and bolt put in and use a walker for 3 months. He can not put weight on that leg for the entire time.

I'm going back to stay with him in a few minutes, but I won't be able to check in here, since the site is blocked on the hospital wifi.

My poor guy! We were suppose to go on vacation today, but instead he is getting ready to face surgery. :(

[Amina516]

Im sorry to hear that and sorry you're missing vacation.

I hope everything goes well with surgery. Recovery is the hardest part. Keep him motivated. Hopefully he'll bounce back in no time.

<<hugs>>

[Ree]

:hug:
So sorry to hear this.

I will keep your son and your family in my prayers. Poor guy.
Hope he's on the mend soon.

[MaggieTheCat]

Give your son a big hug from us, Mis! :hug: I can't believe the hospital staff wouldn't let you back to see him right away. How old is he? If he's under 18, I'd think it'd be pretty much required to allow a parent/guardian to see him right away. When I ended up in the ER last year from a gall bladder attack, my mom stormed right past reception and found my room...and I was 24!

[BookstoreEscapee]

Poor guy. Hope everything goes well. :)

[DGoddessChardonnay]

Me and the kitties are sending good thoughts your way. :hug:

[Der Cute]

Dagnabbit.

Well, the good part is that the person at fault actually stayed and helped the Big Guy out. I'm sorry vacation isn't working the way it should, but...all things considered...

I sprained my ankle when I was a kid too...crutches are not fun :) I hope you live in a ranch house!

Good luck with this, and heal quickly, you'll need it.

Cutenoob

[persephone]

I'm thinking about you and big guy, sending as many good thoughts as I can. I'm glad it wasn't worse than it was and glad big guy will be okay.

I also agree that it was very good of the driver to stay with your son and call you. Does your son carry a contact card in his wallet or was he "with it" enough to tell the man your phone number and have him call?

[Rapscallion]

How's he doing?

Rapscallion

[TTAZ]

You know what one of the great things I've noticed about all the kids I've known?

They bounce.

Stomach flu knocks you out for 3 days? Kid's over it in 24 hours. Knocks a new hole in his head on the corner of a table? Next day looks like a freckle on the scalp.

Your guy is going to amaze everybody with how fast he recovers after surgery. It helps that he has great motivation to do so. Vacation. Wanting to ride his bike again. Not wanting to go back to school with an old-man walker like the dude in "Up".

You'll see.

That being said- how'd it go?

[Becks]

*oodles of hugs*

[cinema guy]

I hope all goes well with the surgery.

[Keiara]

Awwww I hope he's alright now! *hands chocolates* Not sure how old he is but don't be surprised if he's a little snappy while recovering. I know I was when on crutches.

*hugs*

[Broomjockey]

Aw geez. That's nasty. That's one of the things a parent never wants to go through. I'm sorry it's happened to him and you. I wish him a speedy recovery, and give him an extra hug when he's feeling up to it.

[crazylegs]

Here's hoping for a swift recovery Mis.

[Dips]

That's terribly frightening. It sounds like he's going to be OK but I'm going to pray for him anyway. ;)

I know about communicating from the hospital. They didn't block this site but somehow my posts from there got eaten. It was frustrating.

I've PM'd my email address to you. If you want me to post anything for you from the hospital, just email it to me and tell me you want it posted. :)

[Misanthropical]

Hey guys, thanks for the well wishes. I was home briefly yesterday, but didn't have time to check on here. I don't remember who asked, but my son is 16 years old and yes, I was shocked that he was taken to the hospital and taken into the ER without us being present.

The big guy was in surgery on Sunday (yes, his doctor did the surgery on a Sunday) and was in for over 3 hours. I was frantic and couldn't find a single person to go check on him. My husband showed up and in true fashion was able to find someone (he could find someone on a deserted island) and had them go check on our son.

The doctor wasn't satisfied with how it was looking and redid a part of the surgery and that was what took so long. Plus, the big guy's blood pressure shot up, so they had to stop and give him a medication for that and start again.

The doctor came out when it was over and told us how it went and took us right back to recovery, since my son was the only surgery that day. My son couldn't go to the floor right away, because his blood pressure shot up again. So, I spoke to my son while he was coming around and stroking his hair. The finally got his blood pressure under control again and sent him up to his room.

I stayed the whole time, except when I left to get food in the cafeteria or to come home to shower.

He was discharged today and we are home now. We live in a two story townhouses, with both bathrooms and all the bedrooms on the top floor. He can't get up the stairs yet, so we have things set up down here to help him out.

He has a walker and a wheelchair, but he was still worn out from getting out of the car and trying to get in the house. He is asleep on the couch behind me right now.

He has about 10 staples closing the incision and will have those out in about 3 weeks, but will still have to keep all the weight off that leg for at least 3 months.

We both appreciate the well wishes of those on here. Thank you!

[Der Cute]

Oh boy. 3 months = no leg pressure? Oy vey. Hopefully he's got a list of PT exercises to do as homework while he's on the couch. (in a few weeks).

Hugs to him and you...I bet you're going to hear a lot of "Mooooooom Can you get _____" :). Have him build a robot kit from Fry's and see if that little thing can get programmed to go fetch stuff. LOL.

16 and busted knee. Wonder if his buddies are gonna come over and see the stitches and gush over how gnarly gross it is, cool dude! :)

cutenoob

[BookstoreEscapee]

Glad to see he's home and doing well. Hope he's driving you crazy soon! :D

[Misanthropical]

I made a mistake. I was changing the big guy's bandages this morning and counted his staples, it's not 10 staples it's 26! EEK! :eek:

[Sarlon]

Glad to hear hes doing fine mis!! Just count your lucky stars that it wasn't a more serious injury...

Friend of mine shattered his pelvis couple of years ago and had to stay on a walker for AGES.

Is your son on blood thinners? or something similiar? has he been told NOT to move around much or just limited movement?

[Misanthropical]

Sarlon, he is on blood thinners to make sure he doesn't get blood clots that might break off and travel to his heart. He is actually on the same one that his father was on.

The doctor did tell my son to move around as much as he can handle, but without moving the leg too much. The doctor did not want him laying around and not moving. My son was given light exercises he could do try to strength the one leg.

I am extremely grateful that my son wasn't hurt worse than he was.

[Bella_Vixen]

:hugs, and a happy dance:

:lol: