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Sunday evening, DS was in the basement goofing around with friends. Came up because he got hurt - something involving flipping off a chair. Not quite sure. I guess it leaned back when he wasn't expecting it, but he also was using it in a way not meant to be used for. Go figure.
Anywho - still hurting pretty bad today, so I get him in to the doc who recommends xrays to just rule out a hip fracture.
Got the call a bit ago. No hip fracture - fractured pelvis! I'm just shaking my head. Our doctor was shocked that he wasn't in a lot of pain. DS even went to work yesterday!
So we are off to the Orthopedics this afternoon to find out if it needs to be realigned or what. In the scheme of things, this is better than the hip since that most likely would have meant surgery. But really - I'm kind of in shock right now as I was expecting a pulled muscle diagnosis!
Sunday evening, DS was in the basement goofing around with friends. Came up because he got hurt - something involving flipping off a chair. Not quite sure. I guess it leaned back when he wasn't expecting it, but he also was using it in a way not meant to be used for. Go figure.
Anywho - still hurting pretty bad today, so I get him in to the doc who recommends xrays to just rule out a hip fracture.
Got the call a bit ago. No hip fracture - fractured pelvis! I'm just shaking my head. Our doctor was shocked that he wasn't in a lot of pain. DS even went to work yesterday!
So we are off to the Orthopedics this afternoon to find out if it needs to be realigned or what. In the scheme of things, this is better than the hip since that most likely would have meant surgery. But really - I'm kind of in shock right now as I was expecting a pulled muscle diagnosis!
Oh man. That sucks. Hope he doesn't have to go through too much to get fixed up.
That definitely beats out DD's slight fever. lol. I am surprised DD hasn't had any broken bones yet. She thinks she is much more coordinated than she really is.
Oh man. That sucks. Hope he doesn't have to go through too much to get fixed up.
LOL! Yeah, slightly. Most likely they just will let it heal itself. But he'll have to keep the weight off. He's hoping he can still be able to do some things at work. That's what's he's most worried about. Hopefully no further surprises this afternoon.
We just had the most bizarre day. We were at swim practice this morning when we realized that one of the dads, a good friend of mine, was absolutely fall-down drunk....at 10am. I have 3 very scared little girls in my house at the moment (thier daughters), and the wife is trying to get him into detox asap. Scariest part was this guy driving his kids around the neighborhood. He is a big bloke, and trying to help his wife get him in his car, he took a huge swing at me, thankfully missed. My heart breaks for their tough journey ahead. It just goes to show you never know what is going on behind closed doors. Makes one incredibly grateful for all the good things in ones own life.
We just had the most bizarre day. We were at swim practice this morning when we realized that one of the dads, a good friend of mine, was absolutely fall-down drunk....at 10am. I have 3 very scared little girls in my house at the moment (thier daughters), and the wife is trying to get him into detox asap. Scariest part was this guy driving his kids around the neighborhood. He is a big bloke, and trying to help his wife get him in his car, he took a huge swing at me, thankfully missed. My heart breaks for their tough journey ahead. It just goes to show you never know what is going on behind closed doors. Makes one incredibly grateful for all the good things in ones own life.
That is sad to hear. I hope the girls will be a bit better soon.
Too many people assume that alcoholics and drug addicts are lower class. That isn't the case. One of my good friends got addicted to pain killers after he had an injury. He is the greatest guy, but had a problem. We got him help and he is much better today.
Wow Zim - glad you are okay and the girls are safe. That really is sad.....
Orthopedic appointment went well. Small fracture up top, barely noticeable. Worse one down below. But the good news is he can bear weight on it. He just has to be careful and take it easy. Thankfully nothing going into the hip.
The doctor ended up being ill and couldn't see him - so we met with the PA. Really nice guy - I would never have known he wasn't a full blown doctor! We have to go back next week to make sure things aren't getting worse and we are just going to meet with him again!
Anyway, bit of a sigh of relief. He's still going to go to work. Just probably has to be careful about what he does. We'll see how it goes.
ETA: The PA did comment on what an unusual injury for a 17 year old. No kidding!
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