Month: July 2011

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Austen goes from waiting patiently to playfully making faces and little kids who can’t stop peeking into our room.

No cast today…but bone alignment is good. Will visit next week for another check.

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Beach, pool, Jenkinson’s Boardwalk, aquarium and bugs! (aka hermit crabs, Gage).

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JFK Hospital:
911! Ambulance to ER.
8:30 check in ER, motrin
9:10 Dada arrives
9:50-10:05 xray, contacting orthopedist
10:10 ate waffle
10:30 Gage & Mommy leave
10:45 waiting for ortho. Don’t eat.
11:15 Transferring to RWJ… For ped ortho
11:25 blood drawn; arm needle setup
11:50 temp splint applied
12:15 pee break; iv inserted
12:30-12:50 nap; woken up
12:55 transport starting
1:00 Pain med (morphine) via iv; 98.4 temp
1:05- Transport to RWJ

Robert Wood Johnson Hospital:
2:00 arrived, vitals check
2:45 morphine
3:00 temp cast set
3:25 xrays
3:35 waiting for dr to review and discharge
4:20 Gage & Mommy arrive (yay!)
4:30 looks good. Discharging… Vital checks good.
5:00 done!

Make follow up appt at ortho in 1 week for hard cast, 4-6 weeks healing time. Rx at home for pain. motrin on top to help. Sleep with arm on chest. Don’t get wet at all; shower with plastic bags over arm. Ice pack on arm in bag-avoid wetting.

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for Brianna’s 6th birthday!