(Claire at the hospital after her x-ray and one of the few moments where she wasn't crying.)Yesterday when we were at playgroup with my ward Claire decided to stand up on one of the chairs and the chair tipped over on to the cement. At first I thought she may just have a bump on her head but when I picked her up she was bleeding all over. Finally figured out the blood was coming from her left hand which was already missing one fingernail. She was in some serious pain. A friend at playgroup helped me get her to the ER. Other friends took my van keys and my 3older kids. Everyone was so kind and helpful as I tried to get Claire's hand and bump on the head looked at. I was at the ER for hours. They did an x-ray on Claire's hand and cleaned her up and here are the results:
Left Hand: left ring finger bone is cracked
left ring finger had to get 2 stitches underneath it
removed middle and pointer fingernails
left middle finger had to have 2 stitches
Needless to say, it was a very long day. It was hard to watch her go through so much pain and know there was nothing I could do to make it better. Anyway, she seems to be in good spirits this morning as long as she has some Tylenol or Motrin. She'll be x-rayed again in a month to make sure the bone repairs itself. Stitches come out in 7days.
(Finally at home with daddy after a long day at the ER. Hand all fixed up and hospital ankle bracelets.)
4 comments:
awwww, poor little claire! she looks like such a trooper sitting there on her dad's lap. and poor you! er's are the worst!
Emily had something similar. Althought the broken bone was the top bone on her pinky finger. It was in half, and that finger and the one next to it needed stitches. Brandon dropped a large piece of cement on her hand. All is well now. No repercussions. Hope Claire gets better soon.
I'm so glad she'll be okay--but what a rough day--for both of you!
Update:
Claire got her stitches out yesterday. She is doing great with just a little tenderness on the finger with the cracked bone. We're crossing our fingers that her fingernails will one day grow back nicely.
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