Our Crazy Holiday!

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I feel like we need a vacation for our vacation. I really had high hopes for the time off that I would have over the holidays. Not so much! We got out of school on Tuesday, Woo HOO! Wednesday a lady pulled out in front of Frank. We don't have the final word, but we feel certain that the car has been totalled. His head hit the windshield, even with a seat belt and and air bag. He had a pretty good bump on his head. We had him checked out, and spent the rest of the week, keeping a close eye on him and fighting the terrible headache that he kept. Monday, was a great day. It looked like we had come through the worst of it. Tuesday his foot started bothering him. Wednesday it started tingling, then swelling, then hurting. By the time he got off of work and we were headed to the ER,  he had no feeling in it at all, and could not walk. We took him to the ER, they gave him an antibiotic, and sent him home telling us to follow up with a surgeon in the morning. Surgeon saw us at 1:45 that afternoon.

Everything from here on, took place within and 1 1/2 hours. Keep in mind, I am a wreck, because everytime he slightly moves his foot he screams. The surgeon comes into the room, reaches over to feel his calf. When he puts his hand on my husbands leg, he jumped a foot off of the table, screamed, and then just burst into tears. I have NEVER seen my husband in so much pain before. The surgeon says, "I don't know what this is, but I'm admitting you to the hospital, and calling in an orthopedist (shock #1- I thought they were just gonna give us different meds or something.). 5 minutes later we are wheeling Frank through admitting. We had enough time to give our insurance card over and drivers lisc., and sit down. We talk for a few minutes, when a gentleman approaches us and asks if anyone here has seen Dr. Kent today. I point to Frank, and the gentleman starts checking out Frank's leg. He stands up and says "I'm Dr. Deese the orthopedist. I'm going to rush his admission, and we will take him to surgery tonight." (Shock #2 - SURGERY? TONIGHT?) He leaves and when he comes back, he says "change of plans. We're taking him to the OR right now." (Shock #3- this is why I am currently going bald ). An hour later he is in recovery. ALL OF THAT IN AN HOUR AND A HALF. CRAZY!!

Dr. Deese says he had compartment syndrome. They needed to do the surgery quickly, because he felt that the longer they waited, he would have to amputate. AMPUTATE!!!!! Crazy!

So here I sit, soaking it all up. Sitting next to my amazing husband, watching him sleep and rejoice when he wiggles his toes! :)