by Danielle P.
Member since:
March 26, 2007

An Overnight Sleepover at Children's Hospital

March 01, 2009 02:33 PM EST
views: 123 | rating: 10/10 (22 votes) | comments: 39

Oh my Goodness!!  I will start with everything is oKkKKKkK....Thanks be to God!!!  It was all HIM. 

Last night about 10 minutes before we were going up to bed Jon and Zach went down to the basement to play.  It's open and padded with that outdoor puzzle lock kids padding,  my treadmill off to one side.  They use the treadmill as base, I just found out for indoor tag!!! 

      Zach tripped and fell into 'base' and put a good 2 inch heavily bleeding gash into his head.  It was horrible.  I told Jon to run up and get Jamie.  Jamie had just woken from a nap, she even had sheet creasing in her face!!  LOL  I wrapped him up and off we all went to the hospital.  Chris left work and wound meeting us in Pittsburgh after they transferred Zach and I  to Children's Hospital where we spent a very noisy uncomfortable night!!!

 Zach and I got to go to Children's by ambulance.  He liked that part.  They had already put 5 staples in his head and closed the gaping wound but did a cat scan as a precautionary....they found a bleeding spot on his brain.  It is still there but the neurologist in Childrens' feels it is so small that it's nothing but he wants us to follow up with a MRI in 4 weeks just to make sure.   Zach was so brave he had 2 cat scans and an X-ray of his neck, just to be sure he was ok.

 Talk about stressful and only getting 1 hour sleep....We just got home!!!  I NEED a nap.  Chris missed church this morning but he is going tonight.  I pulled him out of a gig last night and then everyone prayed for Zach. It was a Christian Rock gig.  It just had ended when he got my text.  He apologized and left coming straight to Children's. 

    We were in our local hospital from 7:45-10:00 then transported to Children's.  We arrived at Children's at 10:30 and didn't get out of the trauma room until 2:30am.  They did all kinds of tests and questioning until 4:30am and we got to sleep from 4:30am -5:30 am when they woke us again...((sigh)) 

    We got home after 1pm and it seems all is ok.  Zach has to go for an MRI in 4 weeks to make sure the small spot is gone or it could indeed be a calcium deposit, which is ok.

Nap time!!!

I am so grateful that Zachary is ok!!!  Words cannot even touch how I feel.

 

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Comments: 39

Bebe S. Mar 1, 2009, 2:36pm EST
I am happy he is okay. Get some rest!!!
DiAnA D. Mar 1, 2009, 2:47pm EST
I"m so glad it all turned out okay.. hugs!
Bethann K. Mar 1, 2009, 2:54pm EST
I'm glad to hear that he's okay. You can't find any better doctors than at Childrens in Pgh.
Jessica S. Mar 1, 2009, 3:01pm EST
wow!!! glad he is okay!
Richard Frisbie Mar 1, 2009, 3:01pm EST
Little boys can get into so much trouble - so easily. Glad you were there to "fix" everything and he's OK now. Rest and count your blessings.
Head wounds bleed A LOT. I'm glad he's OK. Talk to your pediatrition about giving him some benadryl or something before the MRI to keep him calm. Even kids can become clausterphobic in there. If he moves during the test it will last longer. Even adults who aren't clausterphobic at any other time usually need a sedative for a MRI, and they make very loud, scary noises too.
Debby C. Mar 1, 2009, 3:13pm EST
thank you God! rest easy.
Nana to Seven Cutiepies Mar 1, 2009, 3:16pm EST
I'm so glad to hear he's ok now. Those head wounds are the worse for bleeding.
Amy just hangin' out M. Mar 1, 2009, 3:24pm EST
so glad that he is ok! will say prayers that he heals quickly!
flit . Mar 1, 2009, 3:30pm EST
that sounds like a very scary night...I am so glad he is okay
Glad all is well.
Marianne R. Mar 1, 2009, 3:41pm EST
Wow, glad he's alright
Kimmie X. Mar 1, 2009, 3:45pm EST
Wow that is so scary! I am glad that he is ok.. my son fell off the seat on the bus in Kindergarden, he happen to hit one the vents with metal grate on it on the back of his head, the bus driver panicked, but brought him home because right around the corner from our home, procedure is to pull over and call an ambulance, notify dispatcher, etc.. he knew how long it would take for standard procedure.. it looked alot worse than it was because he hit a "pumper" .. he needed 2 stitches ...
♥Tabitha Cowan♥ Mar 1, 2009, 3:51pm EST
I think the scariest injuries a child can get are head injuries. For one they bleed like crazy, that is enough to scare a child. Then add to it the possible brain injuries that may incur. I had a similar problem a couple of years ago when my oldest was practicing batting and my middle son walked up just as he was swinging and caught the full force of the bat in the back of the head. It didn't really bleed all that much but there was one heck of a goose egg. He didn't cry much which kinda worried me. The ER doctor said that Jesse was the most well behaved child head trauma he had seen come through there. Just goes to show you how hard headed my children are, literally. lol.

I'm glad to hear everything is ok. Now get a little rest.
I never got scared when I cut my scalp when I was a kid (yes, it happend more than once). Maybe because I couldn't see the open wound. Being in the hospital was far, far scarier than the actual injury. Hospitals...yuck.
Cindy A. Mar 1, 2009, 4:25pm EST
Oh Danielle! I am sooo glad he is ok! How scary for all of you! Keep us up to date on how he is doing ok? mucho love my friend!
Dorine H. Mar 1, 2009, 5:11pm EST
Thank God he's okay! Boys can be so scary to mothers, can't they! Have a very good sleep tonight!
Bert Van Essen Mar 1, 2009, 5:28pm EST
Oh wow. It must have been terrifying and unreal at the same time. Glad all is okay except for the wound!
Brenda (square peg in a round hole) H. Mar 1, 2009, 5:32pm EST
I'm glad he is ok. Sending a hug your way.
Linda T. Mar 1, 2009, 6:36pm EST
Head wounds can be so scary. I am glad to hear he will be okay.
Sandy (back in Ohio...blah!) Mar 1, 2009, 7:12pm EST
Oh I am glad he is gonna be alright!!

My10 yr old has a couple scars on his head where hair will not grow because of it being cut open. one time it was because his older brother was pulling him in the wagon when he flipped out backwards in to the stones.
Oh my goodness, what a night you all had! Poor little guy, glad he is going to be ok!
David W. Mar 1, 2009, 9:48pm EST
I understand your agony. You need your own rest and quiet time.
Ken K. Mar 1, 2009, 10:30pm EST
That is a very long ordeal. That poor kid. Hope he feels better & rested too.
Selene N. Mar 2, 2009, 1:19am EST
That is SCARY!! I hope he recovers quickly.
Shirley ♡ ☮ M. Mar 2, 2009, 1:22am EST
How scared you all must of been. Glad to hear that he will be okay. Get some sleep!
Steph-in-NE ..... Mar 2, 2009, 1:34am EST
Oh My scary is not the word,, I am so please he is fine,,
golds g. Mar 2, 2009, 6:25pm EST
wow thank G-d
Danielle P. Mar 4, 2009, 5:34am EST
Thanks for all your well wishes and advice!!
necee t. Mar 9, 2009, 8:44pm EDT
oh yes, thank God... i'm glad he is okay... scary stuff... God bless you and your precious family always...
sarah g. Mar 9, 2009, 8:50pm EDT
oh my goodness, I would have been a nervous wreck! I am so glad he is going to be okay.
Janet Somewhere Up On The Mount Mar 10, 2009, 9:30am EDT
I am glad he okay Danielle. Kids make us get old faster don't they? Scarywhen stuff like this happens.
Have a great day and enjoy this weather.
Joanna Ammons- F. Mar 10, 2009, 5:04pm EDT
Thank God and I pray for perfect health in the case.
M & M. Mar 10, 2009, 11:53pm EDT
I am so glad all is okay now. Sending prayers and hugs.
Samantha V. Mar 13, 2009, 9:25am EDT
Goodness! *HUGS*
Janet Somewhere Up On The Mount Mar 16, 2009, 9:25am EDT
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Cortney R. Mar 23, 2009, 10:18am EDT
I hope you don't mind the generic comment, but I am so far behind on my commenting. I have enjoyed the content of yours I have looked at though.

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