Phoenixblue
Mouseketeer
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Pixie dust for DS appreciated . . .
Phew. Its been a night here at our house. I am still a little shaky actually.
Tonight, while my son was taking his shower, he slipped and hit his mouth on the side of the tub. He hit so hard his teeth cut right through is lip - a nice 1/2 inch gash. He screams, I come running and find screaming kid and lots of blood. My DH had been dealing with a 'fish transfer' - we were moving fish from one fish tank to another. So as soon as the fish was tossed in the tank, he came running as well. Thank God my mom lives with us - she was able to take over for our DD, who had got out of the shower only 5 min before and was very freaked out by the blood.
We got DS dried off - as he was wet from the shower, dressed and in the truck in about 5 min flat. DS was great, especially for only being 3, he listened and held pressure on the cut. I rode in the back next to kept him clam, and his being calm helped keep me calm - so we kept each other calm.
We went to a local first care clinic and they were wonderful. DH called while we were in route. They had DS in back in less than 1 min after we arrive. I filled out paperwork but it only took 2 min and then the lady took me in back also.
We got lucky with his cut - bad as it was, they were able to use surgical glue to seal it up - no stitches! YEA! The inside of his lip is still cut up, but they left that open as it heals very quickly and is more likely to get infected if sealed. We have to wake him up tonight every few hours, just to be safe, as he did hit is head so hard. But the only injury they saw was his lip. We have to watch what he eats the next several days - its going to break his heart, but no ketchup... nothing salty, avoid things that are acidic.
Anyway, I needed to vent some about it.
And say I LOVE surgical glue! And our clinic had us in and done in 30 min. No kidding - 30 min to check him out and get him glued up. We would still be waiting if we had taken him to the ER.
Time for chocolate.
Phew. Its been a night here at our house. I am still a little shaky actually.
Tonight, while my son was taking his shower, he slipped and hit his mouth on the side of the tub. He hit so hard his teeth cut right through is lip - a nice 1/2 inch gash. He screams, I come running and find screaming kid and lots of blood. My DH had been dealing with a 'fish transfer' - we were moving fish from one fish tank to another. So as soon as the fish was tossed in the tank, he came running as well. Thank God my mom lives with us - she was able to take over for our DD, who had got out of the shower only 5 min before and was very freaked out by the blood.
We got DS dried off - as he was wet from the shower, dressed and in the truck in about 5 min flat. DS was great, especially for only being 3, he listened and held pressure on the cut. I rode in the back next to kept him clam, and his being calm helped keep me calm - so we kept each other calm.
We went to a local first care clinic and they were wonderful. DH called while we were in route. They had DS in back in less than 1 min after we arrive. I filled out paperwork but it only took 2 min and then the lady took me in back also.
We got lucky with his cut - bad as it was, they were able to use surgical glue to seal it up - no stitches! YEA! The inside of his lip is still cut up, but they left that open as it heals very quickly and is more likely to get infected if sealed. We have to wake him up tonight every few hours, just to be safe, as he did hit is head so hard. But the only injury they saw was his lip. We have to watch what he eats the next several days - its going to break his heart, but no ketchup... nothing salty, avoid things that are acidic.
Anyway, I needed to vent some about it.
And say I LOVE surgical glue! And our clinic had us in and done in 30 min. No kidding - 30 min to check him out and get him glued up. We would still be waiting if we had taken him to the ER.
Time for chocolate.
Pixie dust coming his way....
