Yesterday while I was at the ER with Julia, Will went to see his doctor because he's been having bad headaches and a lot of neck pain. I figured if he was actually at the point of requesting a visit - it must be important! Thankfully the diagnosis was simply a pinched nerve in the neck, and bad allergies to explain the headaches. Nothing a nice heating pad and some Zyrtec can't solve.
But then today he cut his finger REALLY badly. A piece of the metal he works with shot out of the machine unexpectedly and cut into his middle finger. So he did what all guys do - threw some gauze on it and kept on working! I went to check on him and asked if he needed stitches, and he didn't think so. Then his dad helped him change the gauze, and I got a call right away to take Will to the ER. Again, if his dad thinks we need to go to the hospital, it must be pretty bad! So we spent 4 hours (yep, not as speedy as the trip with JuJu) getting a tetanus shot and 10 stitches. The worst part for Will was the numbing shots in his finger, he said it was the worst pain he's ever had! I asked the doctor how bad it was, and he confirmed that the cut had gone straight to the bone! Ouch!!
No pictures to show, but it was pretty gruesome. I thought I could stomach watching the doc stitch him up, but I had to sit down about half way through. How anyone can do that and keep their lunch down is beyond me!
2 comments:
Darn! There are two big job openings up here in New England: quaterback for the Patriots or pitching for the Red Sox. But with 10 stiches in Will's finger I guess he's out for the season.
You guys have sure had an exciting life the past few days! You've got our sympathy.
2 ER visits, a doctor visit... and now a dental visit to get a tooth pulled! Um, I recommend shooting for a different record to break next week. This one's no fun at all. :)
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