Shewolf's Bean

Yikes, scary for all concerned. (((((((((Bean)))))))) and another one for (((((((((((((mom&dad))))))))))))

Most importantly I hope Bean is okay.

I was injured in the exact same spot (just under the brow). The emergency room used purple stitches so that they could be distinguished from the eyebrow and therefore make removal of the stitches easier. I remember that the intern was told not to shave the eyebrow (eyebrows do not grow back). My eye was black and blue for about a week. No effect on vision.

(Sorry to talk about myself but I thought the info might help.)

Hugs and kisses

I've also got a scar by my eyebrow. I hope that's all it ends up being.

Here's hoping all is well with Bean & co. Get well soon, sweetie.

Its jillians eye.

Last night on my way home, i got a call from ian panicked yelling
for me to get home because jillian needed to go to the er.

I got home to find her covered in blood, her eye lid ripped open

They were playing with our doggie and she ran around the corner from
ian, and he siad , in seconds he heard BOOM.........( screaming )

neither one of us can figure out what she hit
but it was hard enough to split her eye lid down to the eye ball and
require 7 stitches

They had to heavily medicate her so that she wouldnt move her eyes
alot while he was doing the stitches , so we have no clue what she
can and cant do with her left eye.

last night was horrible, i have yet to sleep , and am scared to
death that jillian is going to throw up some more and choke on it.
Ian is upstairs with her now in her room watching her to give me a
break, but it is everything i can do to try to calm down.

the medication they gave her last night to sedate her scared me so
bad. I thought she was going to die.
apparently though.. what her body was doing was normal, but I have
never seen a child sedated like that.. so what did I know..

her eyes were rolling around in her head, her mouth gaping open, not
breathing, breathing rapidly, her whole body moving in a strange
animated slow motion..

oh ****. i dont ever want to see that again

we dont know if she has damaged her eye ball or not.
and we cant tell because she still cant focus her eyes, is puking
small amounts.. but not much.. apparently that is normal too , and
her muscles are still out of control.

if you have a minute, can you pray, send some energy, shake some
bells , do a naked hoola dance... something.. for her eye?


yeah, wierd request I know, but I am scared to death

not that it will be the end of the world if her eye is damaged, but , every time i look inher eyes, she cant focus, her left eye is off slighty to the side and i can tell either
1) she still has some medicine in her system
or
2) she cant quite focus.

My rational side says that it is because the swelling around her eye is finally starting to show up and it is simply effecting her eye movement .. that nothing is really WRONG because she didnt actually cut the eyeball

but my no sleep, panic side is screaming that she is blind.

when i get some sleep Im sure i wont feel so strange, or so scared..
but ya gotta forgive me, im running on 2 hours sleep
twelve thousand pounds of adrenaline and some of the strongest fear i have felt in a long time.

Ian and i have been taking breaks all day
2-3 hours each time where only one of is is primary in holding her , changing her and talking - playing- rocking her

Im afraid to let her work herself to sleep because she is still throwing up and it is obvious that she still doesnt have full muscle control. I dont want her to choke if she vomits.
but then again, she has had 4 ounces of soy milk and 1/2 bananna that has stayed down so far..
Im sure we are out of the woods for the immediate scare but. sheesh. im just chocking on fear. I cant stop crying, my nerves are shot.

And it is all because of how badly she was medicated, and how she looked laying on that table , twitching , drooling, pupils as round as quarters, unfocused, red face, grey skin oh god. i wouldnt wish that on anyone. i knew she was ok then, but seeing her like that was so unnatural it made me sick to my stomach and i just wanted to grab her and shake her out of it .
thankyou for your thoughts and words.

oh man.....




thoughts, prayers and hula hoops heading your way.

Damn shewolf. I'm sending lots of positive energy your way. Here's hoping for little positive signs that she's getting better.

This is worse than I thought. Praying is the least I could do. Wish I could do more.

My older daughter had a seizure episode after a gymnastics accident. She was followed up for a year by a pediatric neurologists. The seizures never came back.

Prayers sent, fingers crossed and healing thoughts abound.

Shewolf, keep in mind the tremendous healing ability of the human body. She's young, healthy, and getting good medical care, all of which add up to the best possible chance for a full recovery.

A Hebrew Blessing

Mi-sheberakh avoteinu v'imoteinu, Avraham v'Sarah, Yitzhak v'Rivkah, Ya'akov, Rachel v'Leah hu y'varekh et Jillian v'yavi aleihem refuat hanefesh u'refuat haguf yachad im kol cholei amo Yisrael. Barukh atah Hashem, rofeh ha'cholim.

May the One who was a source of blessing for our ancestors, bring blessings of healing upon Jillian and all who are ill, a healing of body and a healing of spirit. May those in whose care they are entrusted be gifted with wisdom and skill, and those who surround them be gifted with love and trust, openness and support in their care. And may they be healed along with all those who are in need. Blessed are You, Source of healing.

Seven stitches is such a tiny little area is enough to send any parent into lunatic mode.

Hang in there, Wolfs.

Best wishes and thoughts coming from here.

Yeah, this is scary stuff.

It does sound like the worst is over (though it may not feel like it) and now you can focus on recovery.

Warm thoughts to all of you.

Good god. I can't even begin to imagine what you are going through.

All my best to you and your family. Hoping for a quick and full recovery. Hang in there.

Shewolfnm, I've just forwarded a copy of your post to my mother, who is the secretary of her church. She will add Jillian to their prayer list, so you will soon have the prayers of hundreds of people with you and your family.

shewolf, I can't imagine the hospital would have let her go home if they thought there might be any permanent damage to the eyeball.

The poor little mite. She must be in such pain what with the vomiting and the eye-swelling and I'm not surprised she can't focus her eyes - she does have stitches that have got to be irritating the eyeball since the tear went right through the eyelid. It would be like having a huge eyelash in her eye all the time!

Fingers and toes crossed that she bounces back with nothing more than a scar!

heeven has a good point. doctors letting her go home is probably a good sign.

praying for the best in a terrible situation. get some rest, shewolf. i hope it will all be just a nightmare of the past very soon.

My goodness - after reading your description I started crying too. I can't even imagine how difficult this must be for you all. Prayers for you, your husband and the little one.

Shewolf--

What an unhappy mess.

I'm sure that if Bean's sight were in the balance, the ER would not have sent her home.

Isn't it a bitch to know the medicine is making your child miserable--and you have to be the one to give the medicine?

You and Bean and Ian are in my thoughts.

Hold your dominion.

healing thoughts from here too (and that blessing was lovely)

I agree that they surely wouldn't have let her home if there was chance of serious eye damage? Really scary and worrying stuff. Hoping for a good news update.