Tuesday, June 28, 2011

my heart is so sad

Reiko is in terrible pain, we are here at London Hospital, he is hocked up on morphine and valium, and he is just not himself. He has a broken femur, 2 breaks in the tibia and ankle fracture all on his left leg. his left arm is also broken as well, but he can move it and it is out of a splint. I don't exactly know how all the breaks happened, I do know he jerked while changing his diaper on the 26th and was inconsolible since then. Any touch, movement anything he would let out the most heartwrenching cry I had ever heard. These screams were unlike anything Derek and I had heard from him before, these were different, these were really bad. That whole night he was up, crying, would pass out from the pain but never for very long, even with strong pain meds.In the morning, Derek sat with him for 2 hours while I got a quick nap in, I wanted to be ready for the day, and as long as he wasn't moved he was fine. When I woke up we went to Clinton Emerg, and had some xrays done, were there about 4-5 hours, then was told to come to this hospital, we waited in Emerg here for about an hour, and the ortho doctor said they would do a Spica cast the next morning, and we were being admitted.

Thankfully we didn't have to wait long for a room to be available, and by 8pm we were in a isolation room since he also has rosalio infentago right now too, pure luck this boy! They hooked up his IV port and started him on IV morphine, which has kept him pretty loopy since. He only cries when he flinches or is picked up for diaper changes. Today his orthopedic Doctor came in to say she did not want to do a spica cast, as it would be dangerous for his bones, so they are custom making a cast type thing for him, it will have velcro straps on it, and can be removed for baths and such! which is a big relief. It will be done this afternoon, and then as far as I know we will still be here for another night. always fun when you have no clothes or anything. But thankfully I had a shower this morning, so I don't feel so yucky. I just wish there was better food. I will keep everyone updated as we go. hopefully this nightmare is almost over and he will not have to go through anymore pain.

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