Monday, February 2, 2009
It's broken, cont.
Sorry there haven't been any updates about Matti. They decided in the ER on Saturday that because the blood flow wasn't interrupted and there didn't seem to be any nerves in jeopardy, that they would just put Matti's ankle in a splint and let us try to find an orthopedic surgeon to work with this week (as opposed to calling one in to the ER on Saturday and having them perform emergency surgery, we wouldn't want to bother anyone). So, the splint she has on is just temporary, not like a cast. And they gave us specific instructions NOT to let her put any weight on her foot, not even to bump the toes or anything. Saturday night was really painful for her, but by mid-day Sunday she wasn't complaining about it as much--that was when her stomach starting hurting. I think either the Lortab or the high doses of ibuprofen was too much and her tummy hurt for about 1/2 a day. But, today she's doing really good, except for one time when she stumbled in her crutches and her bad foot touched the ground and her ankle throbbed for about an hour. But, other than that she's just hanging out on the couch reading her Harry Potter book. I waited ALL MORNING for the Dr. office to call me back, but she goes in to see an orthopedic trauma surgeon on Wednesday, and then his surgery days are Thursday and Friday, so that's when she'll probably have the pin put in her ankle. I sure hope it heals well.
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I'm so sorry she has to wait all week. It's got to be hard in your house especially with all the stairs. Poor girl. What is with the doctors up here making everyone wait for their convenience? Hang in there Matti!
Wow, broken on Saturday, healed on Thursday or Friday. Oh, the miracle of modern medicine!
This is like me waiting 9 days for surgery. The pain pills really start to weigh on you after awhile. Poor Matti.
Luckily, if she doesn't move it doesn't hurt. So, she can be off the pain pills for long periods of time. She woke up in pain last night--I think she must have rolled over and bumped it. But, at least we're way off the pain medicine because that ripped up her stomach within about 18 hours.
If you really want to feel bad for her...you can take pity on the fact that I'm still dragging her to the orthodontist this morning...Yah, I'm a mean mom!
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