Abril 28, 2007
Ethan's Splinter
So here are some photos from Ethan's Adventures in Splinterhood:
Before: The original splinter was about 3 inches long. Ethan pulled out almost an inch of it, and we thought that was the end of it. Here's how it looked just before we left for the hospital (the small opening on the left is the entry point, and the redness and swelling is difficult to see, but travels to the right about 3 in):
Here's what the surgeon removed:
*****WARNING***** The next photo is of the wound****GRAPHIC BLOOD
The surgeon had to leave the wound open, because the splinter has been in there several days, and had begun to get infected. Due to the clean, precise scalpel cut, it should heal up okay on it's own, as long as we keep it clean. Here's what it looked like this evening when we pulled the bandage off to replace the gauze:
That is quite impressive. Wow. I am more than a little intrigued and (let's be honest) faint at the sight of it. My congrats to Ethan on the biggest splinter I have ever seen.
Posted by: Mandy at Abril 29, 2007 03:28 PMOh, Mandy, you're so brave. It was primarily you I had in mind when I posted the warning above the last pic. Figured you needed to at least be sitting down. Keep your first graders off wooden bleachers. No teachers passing out allowed. :) The surgeon did require me to sit in a chair in order to watch the procedure because she has had so many moms pass out. I was fascinated. Ethan was frustrated that he couldn't watch it very well.
Posted by: willa at Abril 29, 2007 09:27 PMWow. Ugh. Wow again. :)
WHOAAA! That is some splinter!!!Congratulations Ethan for holding up so well.
Posted by: Lisa Uotinen at Abril 30, 2007 05:11 PMSo grody and cool at the same time!!!!
Posted by: Kristin Jones at Mayo 4, 2007 03:55 PMWow! That is a mess.
Posted by: gid at Mayo 7, 2007 03:43 PM