Sat 31 Mar 2007
Andrew in the ER
Tonight Andrew came home from Orlando Skate Park with a nasty bump on his eyebrow and some disturbing head injury symptoms. The front of his skateboard had caught the front edge of one of the ramps, and he went flying forward. He can’t remember what happened, but the people who saw it said he hit his head pretty hard. And yes, he was wearing a helmet.
We called his doctor, described his symptoms, canceled our plans, and headed to the ER. On the way Andrew started losing his hearing, got numb in his fingers and vomited. By this time we were glad we had made the trip and began wondering if it might be more serious than we originally thought.
The CT scan revealed something interesting, but nothing related to this head injury. He had no broken skull, no hemorrhaging, and nothing more than a mild concussion. Yet his sinus cavities were completely full and apparently infected!
We left with a prescription for antibiotics and a giant sense of relief.
April 2nd, 2007 at 10:53 am
Praying for your complete recovery, Andrew! I’m so glad you wear a helmet!!!
April 2nd, 2007 at 4:00 pm
And how did Dad remember to grab his camera as you all raced to the ER?
April 2nd, 2007 at 9:29 pm
I forgot my camera, but I had my phone – which has a camera.
April 3rd, 2007 at 1:02 am
Andrew, I am so thankful that you weren’t hurt more. Scary!! Somehow, knowing you, I doubt if this will make you want to be more cautious!
April 3rd, 2007 at 4:03 am
I am glad to hear that it was nothing serious.
April 4th, 2007 at 10:55 am
Well that’s no fun! ouch!
It might be a good idea to follow up on this. Maybe from a different doctor.
Get well andrew!
Steven