My son was hit by a truck on his bike

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  • jsabol
    jsabol Member Posts: 1,145 Member
    #42
    Too scary
    Hi Em,
    I'm not often on the boards, but I read your post with my heart in my throat; every mother's nightmare. I'm so glad to hear that Ian is OK; bones and bruises will heal, and he's lucky to have you to "mother" him. My baby turned 22 last week, off the grid doing conservation work in the Colorado Rockies; hard not to worry just a bit.
    Sending many healing thoughts your way,
    all the best,
    Judy
  • mom_2_3
    mom_2_3 Member Posts: 953 Member
    #43
    Hope Ian is healing well
    Sorry to hear of your son's accident and prayers that his recovery/healing is going well.

    Amy
  • 2bhealed
    2bhealed Member Posts: 2,064 Member
    #44
    jsabol said:

    Too scary
    Hi Em,
    I'm not often on the boards, but I read your post with my heart in my throat; every mother's nightmare. I'm so glad to hear that Ian is OK; bones and bruises will heal, and he's lucky to have you to "mother" him. My baby turned 22 last week, off the grid doing conservation work in the Colorado Rockies; hard not to worry just a bit.
    Sending many healing thoughts your way,
    all the best,
    Judy

    Worry warting
    Hi judy,

    Wow, off grid in the Rockies. I hear ya! My other son took off in March to hitchhike around out west and hop freight trains. Talk about worry.....I attribute EVERY single grey hair on my head to Duncan. We'd hear from him about every 3 weeks. He's home now momentarily, but those were tough months not knowing. He had a blast and wrote home some wonderful stories (met some real characters on his travels), but I did not rest easy until I'd hear from him.

    Thanks for the thoughts. Mothers really get put through the wringer don't we?

    peace, emily
  • tiny one
    tiny one Member Posts: 465 Member
    #45
    2bhealed said:

    Worry warting
    Hi judy,

    Wow, off grid in the Rockies. I hear ya! My other son took off in March to hitchhike around out west and hop freight trains. Talk about worry.....I attribute EVERY single grey hair on my head to Duncan. We'd hear from him about every 3 weeks. He's home now momentarily, but those were tough months not knowing. He had a blast and wrote home some wonderful stories (met some real characters on his travels), but I did not rest easy until I'd hear from him.

    Thanks for the thoughts. Mothers really get put through the wringer don't we?

    peace, emily

    son
    Sorry to hear of your son's accident. I hope he's doing better. Yes, Mom's do get put through the wringer. We love our kids no matter what.
  • 2bhealed
    2bhealed Member Posts: 2,064 Member
    #46
    UPDATE
    Hey Semis,

    Ian will not have to have surgery but we still need to meet with an opthamologist (sp?) and a neurosurgeon which will be done at Mayo. But he's healing up nicely and no major bones broken that need fixing. YEA!

    Thanks for all your prayers. They are greatly appreciated.

    I'm dealing with a strep infection in my foot. How weird is that?

    peace, emily
  • Shayenne
    Shayenne Member Posts: 2,342
    #47
    2bhealed said:

    UPDATE
    Hey Semis,

    Ian will not have to have surgery but we still need to meet with an opthamologist (sp?) and a neurosurgeon which will be done at Mayo. But he's healing up nicely and no major bones broken that need fixing. YEA!

    Thanks for all your prayers. They are greatly appreciated.

    I'm dealing with a strep infection in my foot. How weird is that?

    peace, emily

    Sounds Good!
    Glad he's healing up nicely!

    And I had no idea you could get a strep infection in your foot???
  • lisa42
    lisa42 Member Posts: 3,625 Member
    #48
    Hi Emily,
    I'm glad to hear
    Hi Emily,

    I'm glad to hear your son is healing well. I'll hope and pray that all goes well with the opthamologist and neurosurgeon.

    I actually had a student a few years ago that had a strep infection in his blood, which started in a cut he had on his knee. Somehow, this boy spread it to a couple of other boys on his soccer team and they all ended up in the hospital for some time. In fact, my student was the worst off and was even in a coma for three weeks from the infection.

    They all pulled through, but it was really scary for a while. He seemed a little "slower" when he returned back to class two months later- I'm sure due to the coma. The other two boys just dealt with the infection, which needed some major antibiotics and for quite a while.
    I'll pray for you that your infection is nothing like this and will be cured quickly.

    Take care,
    Lis
  • 2bhealed
    2bhealed Member Posts: 2,064 Member
    #49
    lisa42 said:

    Hi Emily,
    I'm glad to hear
    Hi Emily,

    I'm glad to hear your son is healing well. I'll hope and pray that all goes well with the opthamologist and neurosurgeon.

    I actually had a student a few years ago that had a strep infection in his blood, which started in a cut he had on his knee. Somehow, this boy spread it to a couple of other boys on his soccer team and they all ended up in the hospital for some time. In fact, my student was the worst off and was even in a coma for three weeks from the infection.

    They all pulled through, but it was really scary for a while. He seemed a little "slower" when he returned back to class two months later- I'm sure due to the coma. The other two boys just dealt with the infection, which needed some major antibiotics and for quite a while.
    I'll pray for you that your infection is nothing like this and will be cured quickly.

    Take care,
    Lis

    YIKES!
    It was strep and not staph? I know the MARSA Staph is making its rounds through the athletic community but I had no idea that strep could land one in the hospital with a coma!

    My doc initially thought I had the MRSA but after a culture it came back Strep A.

    Thanks for the prayers!

    peace, emily
  • lisa42
    lisa42 Member Posts: 3,625 Member
    #50
    pretty sure it was strep
    Hi again Emily,

    I'm pretty sure it was actually strep, and not staph or MRSA. This was about 7 yrs ago- before all the staph and MRSA outbreaks. I remember being surprised that you could get strep in your blood, as I had never heard of such thing.

    Take care of yourself!!!

    Lisa
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