Michael's First ER Visit & Hospital Stay

Tuesday evening during an Olympic Party we were hosting at Allegro, Michael slipped on a duplo lid on the wood floor. He cried uncontrollably and was unconsolable as we tried to assess his injury. Finally we placed him in his car seat and headed to the ER thinking that perhaps he had a dislocated hip. His car seat was the one place that seemed comfortable for him. So we wheeled him into the ER with his car seat in a wheelchair.

X-Rays revealed that his right femur has a spiral fracture. So, they admitted him for the night and scheduled a spica cast procedure with an Orthopedic Surgeon for Wednesday morning. He slept in his car seat on the hospital bed and received morphine through an IV hourly throughout the night. It was a very rough night as the uncasted broken bone caused muscle spasms every few minutes. It was so hard to see him in such agony and not even be able to hold him. Finally at about 6am, I moved his car seat over in the bed so I could lie there next to him. This seemed to comfort him tremendously and he finally fell into a deeper sleep.

They ended up doing the cast at 12:30pm on Wednesday. They put a spica cast on him, which is basically a lower half body cast. It nearly comes up to his armpits and extends down his entire right leg and halfway down his left leg. He has a small section cut out for elimination and "wears" a diaper taped and stuffed in place.

By the time he came out of recovery and was alert after the anethstesia, it was 7pm before we finally got to come home. We had a great night's sleep last night as he only wakened at 4:30am. This morning he had his first "bird bath" on the bathroom counter. We've figured out how to prop him up on the potty with pillows so he can do his stinky. The doctor said he'll be in the cast for 4-5 weeks. I've been telling myself all day to just look at this as one day at a time. So, I guess we have one day down and 34 to go!

I've also been reminded of the verses in I Thessalonians 5:16-18, "Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you."