Nicknamed by one of his nurses my little kamikaze, Tanner, decided to break his arm. It was the saddest thing ever. He is way embarrassed about it but, I am going to tell the story anyway to maybe save some one else the pain of a major broken arm. Tanner was over at the neighbors house jumping on their trampoline. He is a crazy child and wanted to jump over the safety net. I don't recommend it. He is not sure what happened but Kali saw the whole thing poor girl. She said he landed on his head and then his arm. They both came running home screaming bloody murder. Tanner was holding his limp arm with his other hand. A vision I wish I could get out of my head. He kept saying how stupid he was and he was apologizing for doing it. I think it was the shock talking. He ended up breaking both bones in his lower arm. One of the bones broke through his skin. He was in so much pain. The doctor did not see him until about 8:00 at night and so he recommend that we do surgery in the morning. They said he would need some plates, pins or a rod. So scary. He was so brave. Kevin ended up spending the night with him because bright and early in the morning he was going to have surgery. This is him being wheeled down the surgery.
Kevin looking a little to happy about being able to help in the OR. I always wanted to see my cute hubby in his scrubs and seeing what he does everyday, I just wish it wasn't in this sort of situation. I felt so much better having him in there with him.
Kali and Kevin looking at Tanner's x-rays.
My cute little boy finally feeling relief from the pain, after they gave him some of the good stuff.
They ended up not having to put any hard wear in him. they just adjusted the bones and hopefully they will stay in place and heal. We have to go back in a week to make sure they are healing right. So for now he has this cast that he is mad about, because he didn't get to pick the color.
He gets to come home today, after two nights in the hospital. The wanted him on IV antibiotics for 24 hours because of the bone coming through the skin. Get better soon Tanner, you are one tough cookie.
14 comments:
OH stop my heart! That is horrible! I am so sorry Kim. I think you should get an award for being brave also. Sometimes I think it is tougher on the mom. Thank the heavens dad got to be there with him! I am so sorry! Hope he is doing better!
my poor little tanner I wish so much we could have been there with you! I hope you are filling better we miss you!!! i'm glad you little sis was there to help you
tanner you always try to one up me.
get better soon! now we can have a race to see who heals faster
Little Tan Man you are such a brave little guy - it sucks to break stuff doesn't it. Well you can now join the Ethan, Kali, Uncle Jase, and Uncle Wes club. I can't remember if there was anyone else who has broken stuff in our family.
As I said to Jason - let it teach you a lesson as to the limits of your body and be thankful it wasn't worse. Our bodies are fragile little things and we want you to be around and healthy for a LONG LONG time :-)
Get better soon - we wish we could be there with you.
Good talking on the phone to you Kim - you are a great mother and your hubby is a great father. We miss you all and can't wait for you to be closer.
Ohmygoodness! That is so scary, I'm so glad he is ok. I can't imagine how scary that must have been for you. I'm glad Kevin was able to be with him.
Tanner, I sure am sad about your arm. You're such an angel, I think you should have wings, then maybe you could have flown to the ground : ) I hope things are going a bit better every day. Hope to see you soon.
Love, grandma
That is so sad, I would feel better having my hubby there also. I am glad all went good. Hope he feels better soon.
Wow Tan the man! I'm glad you are feeling much better now! I sure wish you were closer so we could give you hugs and help take care of you.
Oh Tanner! I am so sorry. I hope that it all heals well and you feel better quick!
What a tough kid! How scary. I hope everything heals good! Glad they didn't need any hardware! That is awesome your husband was able to be in there with him. When Addi had surgery I wished I could have been in there with her. Merry Christmas.
i can't believe you stayed so calm. i would be totally freaking out if i saw a bone...throwing up and nausea. i am so sorry you had to go through that. i couldn't have been easy as a mom. poor tanner. hope all is well now. even if he didn't get to pick a color.
oh man that sounds like it hurt! If I were you Kim I would have been freaking out, what a brave little boy you have!
Poor Tanner, it was really coo that Kevin was there with him. I know your were freakn' out I would have been.We miss you guys so much were are you moving to? Love ya. We have about a foot of snow on the ground.
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