Gabriel tripped on something set on some stairs and fell down the stairs. During his fall, his kneecap hit the edge of the next stair. It appears that hitting the edge of the stair severed the tendons/muscles attaching his thigh bone to his knee cap.... so, he had his MRI completed Wednesday morning and we are waiting to get into an orthopedic surgeon. We have not heard an official prognosis, but from what we have read he will hopefully be walking again within a few months (3-4).
Right now, we are trying to figure out what this all means and navigate the world of insurance and FMLA. We are extremely glad we bought trip insurance for our honeymoon, as we will definitely not be going on that this year. His parents have been really helpful, as he can't carry anything and is learning to navigate our house on crutches without being able to move his leg at all. His mom took him to his MRI appointment and his dad mowed the lawn, so that I won't have to take care of that for a while.
That's where I am at right now....
This is day 2. He went and got his MRI and was deemed a fall risk. You can see how his knee is so fluid filled it is coming out of the brace. It's sorta feels like jelly right now.
I am so sorry to hear about this! My wedding is in 3 weeks and I am so paranoid about tripping/falling etc for this reason. :(
ReplyDeleteKind of ironic that he falls down the stairs and then the medical people label him a fall risk. Fingers crossed that he heals up quickly and isn't in too much pain.
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-Jackie
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Oh no!! I'm so very sorry! I can't imagine all the stress you must feel. Hope your guy heals quickly!
ReplyDeleteoh no, that's awful. I hope he gets well soon.
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