So, remember when I promised you pictures of Sam’s surgery? Well, here they are. I’ll put the gory ones after the jump so that if you are squeamish and don’t like that sort of thing, you don’t have to look. It isn’t really very bloody or gross. I say that, but, remember, I’m a nurse. It really looks pretty good and he got the stitches out today. (That’s how we were able to get the pictures. I mean, everyone takes their camera to their son’s orthopedic appointment when he is going to get the stitches out and a dressing change, right?)
Here’s the xrays:
The first one is his finger when they xrayed it prior to surgery.
The next one is post surgery with the pin and wires in.
I worried a lot about my boy while he was in surgery and, really, for the last week. He’s been in a lot of pain and it’s been a much bigger deal than I thought it was going to be. I’m proud of him. Now that he’s seen the ortho doc and has gotten the “it’s healing well” and I know it’s not infected with the demon MRSA, I am relaxing a little bit. I think it’s actually really cool how it all was done. 20 years ago, they would have just let the thing flop over and be deformed for the rest of his life. Now we paid a bunch of money, put him through surgery and still his finger will never be the same. I kid. It will be better than if we hadn’t done anything. So far, so good. He still takes the pain meds from time to time and he probably will need to for awhile. In 4 weeks, we go back and see if the pin and wires can come out. We’re supposed to give him the big gun pain med before that because they will be doing it in the office without anesthetic. When that’s done, I’ll be relieved. I think.
Happy Halloween, everyone! I’ll be showing you pictures of my costume tomorrow or the next day, and you will, no doubt, have no idea what I am, and then you can all laugh at me. Isabelle knows what I am and she thinks it’s hilarious so, that’s all that matters.
Finally, if you don’t want to see the pictures that might make you squeamish, just click comment and don’t scroll up.
Here’s the picture pictures:
That’s actually a button on the back of his finger that anchors all the wires.
That pearl at the top of his finger is the “pinhead” so to speak. The stitches are still in and, yes, those are wires.
I know you warned us, but dang that still made my knees go jelly like.
Glad to know Sam came through it all well and hoping that it heals really quickly.
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OUCH, OUCH, and OUCH!! Hope he is out of pain soon:)
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Ouch! It looks sore….but at the same time. I find these type of procedures facinating and interesting to look at.
The finger looks nice and straight though… hugs to Sam! And Mom.
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HOLY CRAP! Remind me to believe you when you say don’t look if your squeamish. Phew.
Glad he is ok and omg give that boy some more pain meds.! :-O
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Isn’t it amazing the things they can do to make us better?
I’m glad Sam’s doing well. Kids bounce back quickly! (Y)
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Ugh. I liked it better when it was wrapped up in a mummy oven mitt. Wish him well for us.
Gnarly! Glad he is recovering well.
omg what the AAAAAARGH!!!
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OMG – looks like it would hurt. But the behind the fold pictures are kinda cool.
Poor guy, tell his is brave for going through and all! I hope Sam, You, and Jason are feeling better about this. He will have one heck of a middle finger to stick up when he’s older when this is all done.
Ugh! Poor guy! I remember how it felt when my son had to go into surgery for his broken wrist. They took a bone graft out of his hip and put it in his wrist and then pinned it all together. It was nerve wracking waiting for the surgery to be over! He was a trooper – I think it was harder on me than him!
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