This time we did not need to ask Dr. Dallen's opinion . . . it was very obvious that Blake needed to go to the Emergency Room.
We don't know the whole story of how this happen, because Ian and Mason were the only witnesses. Jill was at Choir practice, and John was making lunch. According to Ian, Ian ran into Blake from behind and accidentally pushed blake into the sharp corner edge of their bedroom door. Ian yelled down that "Blake is bleeding," which was an understatement to say the least. John got Blake into the van, called Grandma Vickie to come take care of the older boys, called the bishop to get Jill out of choir practice, and headed to the hospital.
To make matters worse, the nurse couldn't get an IV into Blake on the first try, so he had to get poked with IV needles twice. They gave him a quick dose of medicine that knocked him out (it's called a "conscious sedation") for about 3 minutes or so, during which the Dr. gave Blake 7 stitches right down the center of his nose.
Overall, Blake was a pretty brave boy. The only problem is that he keeps trying to tear off the bandage.
We can't wait to see what kind of scar this one leaves . . .
This actually brought tears to my eyes. Poor boy. I feel pain just looking at the pictures and slightly sick to my stomach.
ReplyDeleteThat is ugly. I think you might actually want to go to the plastic surgeon. He probably can't do anything for it, but he might have some tips or maybe a creme to decrease the scar.
ReplyDeleteAlternatively you could take the stitches out and let it heal that way and he could grow up to be a mean looking dude. It might look cool with a bunch of piercings and tatoos.
Poor little Blake> I knew it was going to be a bad accident when I got to the house and John had already left for the hospital leaving Ian and Mason home alone with Macaroni and Cheese cooking on the stove.
ReplyDeleteThose are some sad pictures. He looks like a different person with the bandage on his nose. I hope that his nose heals well.
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