Happy Thanksgiving

[PandaPancake]

Great thanksgiving until about 7:00 when my five year old son fell and hit his head hard on a table at my mom's place. Sitting in the er now.

Thank you for being a good parent. It could be nothing but head injuries are no joke.

[lola]

Great thanksgiving until about 7:00 when my five year old son fell and hit his head hard on a table at my mom's place. Sitting in the er now.

Oh no! I hope everything is ok. Keep us updated.

[MadHatter]

Great thanksgiving until about 7:00 when my five year old son fell and hit his head hard on a table at my mom's place. Sitting in the er now.

 

Any update on your son Chaos?  Hoping that everything is OK.

[KendrickPanther]

I was in Polk County on the side of a mountain. We had constant flurries but no accumulation.

[Chaos]

Any update on your son Chaos?  Hoping that everything is OK.

 

Thanks for asking, and you as well Lola.  We had initially taken him home because we got the bleeding stopped and he seemed okay.  No urgent care was open anywhere because of the holiday, so I went to CVS and loaded up on supplies to try to close the wound and let it heal right.

 

That just wasn't working, so a nurse I spoke to said we should take him to ER to have it evaluated for stitches or glue.  They ended up using the glue which I was grateful for, and fortunately he slept through the whole thing like a trooper.

 

Today he's fine and acting himself, just with a bandage on his forehead.  It sure gave my wife and I a scare though.  My daughter is 9 and my son is 5, and we've never had to take either to an ER, so we were a bit panicked and inexperienced.

 

I appreciate the well wishes.

[Brooklyn Bully]

Had the most tasty Thanksgiving I've ever had!

 

- Chicken Tortelloni soup with celery root and Black Truffle

- White Truffles shaved over Tagliatelle with parmesan and truffle butter

- Turkey roasted with butternut squash, chestnuts and stuffing

- Mashed potatoes with buttermilk and brown butter

- Brussel sprouts with bacon and thyme

- Parsnip ecrase with parsley

- Stuffing

- Sweet potato roasted with star anise and sage

- Cranberry compote with red wine gastrique and fall spices

- Apple cobbler with creme fraiche ice cream and lemon ginger granita

 

[cookinbrak]

 

 It sure gave my wife and I a scare though.  My daughter is 9 and my son is 5, and we've never had to take either to an ER, so we were a bit panicked and inexperienced.

 

 

Wow, your kids are gold. I had stitches twice by age 7.

[thefuzz]

Thanks for asking, and you as well Lola.  We had initially taken him home because we got the bleeding stopped and he seemed okay.  No urgent care was open anywhere because of the holiday, so I went to CVS and loaded up on supplies to try to close the wound and let it heal right.

 

That just wasn't working, so a nurse I spoke to said we should take him to ER to have it evaluated for stitches or glue.  They ended up using the glue which I was grateful for, and fortunately he slept through the whole thing like a trooper.

 

Today he's fine and acting himself, just with a bandage on his forehead.  It sure gave my wife and I a scare though.  My daughter is 9 and my son is 5, and we've never had to take either to an ER, so we were a bit panicked and inexperienced.

 

I appreciate the well wishes.

 

A little super glue will fix it every time.  My father is in the emergency response world, and I was extremely wild as a kid.  Can't tell you how many times it's been used on me.

[Chaos]

A little super glue will fix it every time.  My father is in the emergency response world, and I was extremely wild as a kid.  Can't tell you how many times it's been used on me.

 

Thanks Fuzz.  My wife's biggest concern was that it wouldn't leave a bad scar since it's right in the middle of his forehead.

[Anybodyhome]

Thanks for asking, and you as well Lola.  We had initially taken him home because we got the bleeding stopped and he seemed okay.  No urgent care was open anywhere because of the holiday, so I went to CVS and loaded up on supplies to try to close the wound and let it heal right.

 

That just wasn't working, so a nurse I spoke to said we should take him to ER to have it evaluated for stitches or glue.  They ended up using the glue which I was grateful for, and fortunately he slept through the whole thing like a trooper.

 

Today he's fine and acting himself, just with a bandage on his forehead.  It sure gave my wife and I a scare though.  My daughter is 9 and my son is 5, and we've never had to take either to an ER, so we were a bit panicked and inexperienced.

 

I appreciate the well wishes.

 

Glad the little man is okay. Surprised the ER peeps let him sleep for fear of concussion symptoms.

 

[Chaos]

Glad the little man is okay. Surprised the ER peeps let him sleep for fear of concussion symptoms.

 

 

Thank you.  Yeah the triage nurse on the phone said to keep him awake, but he hadn't shown any signs and the ER doc said it was fine.  The good news was, the next morning, he had no idea he'd been to the ER.  He was asleep at home when we took him, slept through the wait, the treatment, and the drive home and back to bed.  Woke up the next morning oblivious. lol

[Rise of The Hive]

Glad he is okay Chaos.

[Anybodyhome]

Thank you.  Yeah the triage nurse on the phone said to keep him awake, but he hadn't shown any signs and the ER doc said it was fine.  The good news was, the next morning, he had no idea he'd been to the ER.  He was asleep at home when we took him, slept through the wait, the treatment, and the drive home and back to bed.  Woke up the next morning oblivious. lol

 

To be a kid again...lol...

 

I'd love to be able to wake up oblivious... many days....

 

[thefuzz]

Glad the little man is okay. Surprised the ER peeps let him sleep for fear of concussion symptoms.

 

 

Common misconception.  One that I followed for years, not knowing that it may do more bad than good.

 

 

Head doc (my brothers, who has had far too many concussions) told me as long as pupils aren't dilated, and they somewhat know what's going on, let them sleep if they want to.

 

 

I had no clue.