When will this NIGHTMARE end?
Just when you think things can't get any worse THEY DO! We took Skylar on Friday to get her stitches out - that was a fun experience. I have never seen anyone shake as much as the doctors hands were! I probably could have done a better job! We then spent the weekend at my parents place with the kids so I can attend my nephews (Jonathan's) baptism. We left on Monday and got home about 2pm. I had went to bed and at 2:20 I heard everyone screaming and Andrew came into my room screaming that Lucky (our rabbit) had bitten Skylars finger off and all I see is blood over the place. I jump out of bed and we tried looking for the finger in the cage but can't find it anywhere! I call 9-1-1 and which seemed like forever they came and drove past our house. I ran out and couldn't find the ambulance anywhere. Then I see it come up from a side street and I'm standing out there holding Skylar and her finger above her head and trying to wave the ambulance that had just stopped in the middle of the road trying to figure out where they were (down side of living in the country!)
We get to the hospital and the doctor comes in takes a quick looks and says he's not even going to touch that one and walked out of the room! He calls the upper body and hand specialist in London but they only deal with adults. so he calls children hospital in London and they said they will see her. So they come and bandage her hand and sends up home telling up we'll be London tomorrow that we'll get a call in morning.
By 11:30am I haven't heard anything to I called the hospital to find out info as to who we were suppose be seeing and basically I was given the run around all day until I finally spoke with the receptionist at the hospital in London (at 5:30!!) who said that Skylar will be seen NEXT WEDNESDAY! 9 days after she has her finger tip bit OFF we are to do nothing. When I asked what to do about after care as the doctor told us not to change the bandage as the doctor in London will do it. They had no idea what to do about the after care and told me to call the hospitals and ask them what to do. I called them, and they tell me to call the family doctor. GRR! We saw the doctor Wednesday morning as we didn't think it's right that a 15month old baby has to wait 9 days with her fingertip (there is only a sliver of fingernail left) off! But her family dr. called and spoke directly to the doctor she is to see in London and he thought she could wait. he then called a plastic surgeon to get a second opinion and he also though she could wait. Do I think she should wait? NO! Still doesn’t seem fair. Now we have to clean and rewrap her hand everyday and watch for infection.
And after the mandatary 10 day quarrateen of Lucky he will be put down! I could have left him at the vet for the 10 days but it's $30 a day (so that's $300 plus tax - then another $80 to put him down). So I took him home as much as I didn't want too. But he is now in our bedroom and kids are not allowed in there!
Talk about feeling the world's worst parents! YES I know accidents happened, it wasn't our fault, it wasn't even Lucky's fault. I just won't be able to trust him. But I just want to wake up from this nightmare. And Andrew won't let me post pictures! LOL He didn't even want me to take the picture!
And I thought the "mommy guilt" was bad enough with the stitches her in face (which is healy nicely BTW)