Just got back from the hospital

**Lady's Human** · 05-07-2007, 12:53 AM

As the kid who was in the hospital several times for stitches, there's not a thing you can do. Kids are going to be kids, and boys play ROUGH.

**NicoleLJ** · 05-07-2007, 01:13 AM

Thanks, I still can't help but feel guilty. Now if only the shakes would go away. Dedrick is all boy in the sense he is fearless, never sits still, is into everything and loves to explore. Oh yeah he thinks he can fly also. So I full expect to have to go through this with him a lot more as he gets older. His dad was just as bad though. lol His body is riddle with scars from his youthful days.

They just got back and instead of putting in a new stitch to replace the one he pulled out they put 2 Steri strips on instead and a bandage over it. They gave us some extra steri strips just in case he pulls them off agian. If he takes out another stitch he has to go in to get them put back in agian. It is just they did not want to make him go through it agian tonight.

He fell asleep on the way home and is now crashed out in bed. Poor little guy has had a hard night. He didn't cry at all this time hubby said and was a real angel. I hope this is teh end of it and no more stitches come out. He is suppose to have them removed on Friday.

Nicole

**Karen** · 05-07-2007, 01:27 AM

Nicole, don't worry about the shakes now, that's the after-effect of the adrenaline that got you through the situation in the first place. The worst one Lady's Human - my littler-at-the-time brother - ever did was the reason no child I have ever cared for is allowed to jump up and down on the bed or couch. He was jumping up and down on his bed one night and nearly bit his tongue in half - it was hanging on by less than a quater of an inch of skin. Blood everywhere!

But he - and my older brother - both lived to grow up. And my parents survived raising all four of us - I was the only kid who DIDN'T end up needing stitches during childhood! Hopefully Dedrick will leave his stitches alone and not end up with a scar. Don't tell him that - he'd think a scar would be cool, most likely!

**cmayer31** · 05-07-2007, 01:46 AM

I'm glad that Dedrick is doing ok and sleeping well. He'll bounce back and be good as new in no time.It's true that boys will be boys

I had my fair share of scaring the crud out of my mom. When I was 3-4 my brother and I were running around and I fell into the corner of the TV and had to get stitches above my eye. The day that the doctor removed my stitches I ran into the fire place and split the same spot wide open again. I really added to my parent's gray hair when I started playing baseball/hockey/soccer...

**Reachoutrescue** · 05-07-2007, 02:34 AM

I am so glad Dedrick is okay. I have two little guys and they are so rowdy...they have had plenty of trips to the ER when they were Dedrick's age. Chin up. It will be okay. You are a great mom for taking such care of your little man. He will be back to new before you know it. (((HUGS))) to your lil' guy and to the rest of you!!