Well, all I can say is what a 24 hours I have had.
I took Matthew to the ENT yesterday and he had to give us the bad news that he could not drain this hematoma in his office. He said it was so advanced if he tried, ds would pass out, not to mention bleed heavily. He also feared the cartilidge was very damaged to the point of being gone. He told me Matthew would have to have surgery that day and that he would not be able to travel for at least two weeks. I was just stunned. I really about broke down, surgery, not getting to go to Texas and just life in general. Oh yeah, on the way to the doctor Dan called me and told me he had just found the company he had interviewed with had decided to hire within to save money. So no job on the near horizon.
So we got ds home, he was violently ill in the car probably from the stress and all the drainage that had nowhere to go but down his throat, then took him back three hours later for surgery. He was in for two and a half hours, they set the nose, cleaned out his sinuses, repaired the cartilidge (but didn't have to get anything from his ears) and drained the hematoma. They did this at 6:30, he was out about 9:00. He spent last night in the hospital and I stayed with him, he has splints inside his nose, a cast on the outside and he is completely wiped out and in a whole lot of pain even with percasat(sp?). Poor kid.
All of this because on the first Monday of summer vacation he and his friend played too rough.
The good news is that the doctor said he noticed ds had a slight defect within his nose and he was able to repair that which should have him breathing better in the future. Never even knew he had that.
Dan and talked about Texas, he said I should try to find cheap airfare for me and Maria, I wasn't too hopeful this late in the game on a holiday weekend, but there on Expedia was round trip airfare for both of us for under $475 total. My brother and I fly in around the same time, we'll meet him and his girls and just tag along in his rental car to the hotel. And now I can share my room with my sister since its a mini suite and plenty big enough for three women which saves her money. So at least dd and I get to go. But I am bummed Dan and Matthew won't be there, but at this point the old "you can't have everything" is about as accurate as it gets!
Dan is exploring new avenues, he's really bummed and we are both worried but not panicked because everything will work out.
All I can say is thank God this happened now when we are still covered with benefits. We'll probably do Cobra when he's let go but then again, its over $1100 a month. So we may just get some major med policy. Or do Cobra because this last few days has proven the simplist of things can really get out of hand.
And yeah, had my family doctor done her job, he would not have had to have had surgery. And I would be many hundreds of dollars less poor since I found out I have a very high hospital deductible.
So that's my cheery news, I am actually happy things are as they are. Ds is going to be fine, that job for Dan was clearly not "the one" or it would have worked out and I still get to go to my mom's memorial service.
But I have to say ladies, I am ready for some good luck, Karma, pixie dust or whatever else might come my way!
I have faith that he will find something. I'm glad he has widened his searching area. 
Sending lots of healing 
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for DS's appointment Friday.
