Monday, November 17, 2008

We got the news ~ broken hip

As Kenny and I sat there waiting for Katie to return from the x-rays, we both sat there staring at the TV, not really paying attention to what was on the screen. We both were lost in our own thoughts. I still was not sure of what really happened. Then Katie came into the room. I tried to question her about what was going on but really couldn't get an answer, other than that she was really hurting. The nurse came in and gave her more morphine. Then the doctor came in to say that the x-rays really didn't show any breaks. He suggested that a MRI would show more details and he suggested that be the next step. We agreed and off went Katie again. By that time Dana and Zach had come back to her room. That is when Zach gave me more information with Kenny adding bits and pieces. She was at the pool with Andrew, TJ, and Athena. Katie was swinging and when she got to the top, the swing broke. Katie claims that she landed on her right hip and that the pain was so intense that she was screaming. Some neighbors called the police to report "Suspicious Behavior" at the pool. When the officer arrived, they called the Rescue Squad. Katie had tried to call me but couldn't get me, so she called her dad. Kenny arrived and the rescue squad wanted to charge a large amount to transfer her to the hospital, so Kenny took her.
It wasn't long after Katie had returned from the MRI that the doctor came in and said it was broken. I could see the fear come across Katie's face. I wanted to obsorb that pain for her. We asked, "what does that mean?" He told us that surgery would probably be the answer that he was calling in an orthopedic surgeon to review her case. They moved Katie to a smaller room while they decided what needed to be done. The orthopedic surgeon came in and told us that she need surgery immediately before the break started to set and that they did not have the capabilities to do such a surgery and that it would be necessary to transport her to MCV. I couldn't believe what was happening. Katie asked Kenny to go home and get her glasses and blanket. The whole time Katie kept saying how thirsty she was and wanted something to drink. They would not let her have anything in the event that they would have to operate. So we waited for the rescue squad to come to transport her to MCV. So we waited....

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