MVP + 1 gas powered hedge trimmer =
1 Emergency Response Vehicle (just happened to be driving by)
14 stitches
$37.00 in first aid supplies
$15.00 copay at Urgent Care
1 prescription for Keflex
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3 hours bonding with your son (who is leaving for college in 1 week) over blood and guts (and the possibility that you might pass out any moment over aforementioned blood and guts) in the Urgent Care? Priceless.
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You so do not want to see the "before" picture!
Oh no! So sorry that happened.
I hope MVP heals soon. And thanks for leaving off the befores. I'm using my husbands laptop which I would a) drop as I passed out or b) puke on.
Posted by: Melanie @ Mel, A Dramatic Mommy | August 13, 2008 at 03:51 AM
Bonding is good, but that's not the way moms like it to happen.
14 stitches! Poor MVP! (and poor mom!!)
Posted by: kcinnova | August 13, 2008 at 05:41 AM
I would have needed the emergency vehicle myself, as I would have been passed out cold.
Posted by: suburbancorrespondent | August 13, 2008 at 07:40 AM
Ewwww and THANK God it wasn't worse!!!!
Posted by: Claudia | August 13, 2008 at 08:30 AM
Oh how bad is that! I guess it could always have been worse...poor guy.
I can't belive he is off in one week! What ever will you do with one less in the house?
Posted by: suz | August 13, 2008 at 08:35 AM
Thank you for sparing us the "before" picture.
I'm glad he's ok! That could have been a lot worse.
Posted by: CircusKelli | August 13, 2008 at 09:11 AM
Yes, thanks for not sharing the "before" pic! Glad you got in some good bonding time (even if it was a little gross).
Posted by: calicobebop | August 13, 2008 at 09:17 AM
Oh no! Glad he had his injury while home so you can help take care of him. Poor guy.
Posted by: melissa | August 13, 2008 at 09:55 AM
GAH! Just READING this I have my head between my knees!
Posted by: Fannie | August 13, 2008 at 10:05 AM
ouch! how'd that happen? Those things scare me. Course...I'm the idiot mowing the lawn in flip flops, too ;-)
Posted by: janet | August 13, 2008 at 10:12 AM
Thank goodness he was ok! Not too long ago Chickie Girl fell out of a tree and needed stitches in her head. Our neighbor is an EMT, who was able to asses, that yep, stitches were in order. I thought my hubby was going to pass out. It was pretty awful, but you are definitely right about the bonding time! Two - three hours in ER will definitely give you that!
Posted by: MamaHenClucks | August 13, 2008 at 10:40 AM
My older son and I had that ER bonding time several months ago.
Posted by: Smalltown Mom | August 13, 2008 at 11:17 AM
O.M.G!
Oy!
Yikes!
Ouch!
Posted by: Cheri @ Blog This Mom! | August 13, 2008 at 11:39 AM
Poor MVP - I do have to say though that there is something to be said for bonding in the ER (when it's not a serious injury). Can you tell I've BTDT with Computer Guy? Computer Guy has nearly three weeks to go before he leaves. Gaahhhh - one week - that's too soon!
Posted by: Deb D | August 13, 2008 at 12:33 PM
There is always an upside...
KEEP BELIEVING
Posted by: Angie @ Keep Believing | August 13, 2008 at 01:59 PM
Oh, MY! What excitement....
Posted by: Keetha | August 13, 2008 at 02:48 PM
oh my goodness--I bet you are still shaking!
Posted by: Lisa | August 13, 2008 at 04:45 PM
But I DO want to see the before picture!! I'm weird that way (I can handle watching plastic surgery shows on TV, too).
Ouch, though! 14 stitches is a big deal. Hope it heals quickly.
Posted by: Jennifer H | August 13, 2008 at 05:26 PM
MVP is going to Fort Collins, right? Tell him "Welcome to Colorful Colorado". We had 1 inch hail, and small tornado last night. Oops, sorry, mom, shouldn't have told you that!
Posted by: Susan | August 13, 2008 at 05:58 PM
oh my gosh! i am so glad he is okay. That is really really dangerous stuff (dontchknow.) My husbands father did a number on his leg with a chainsaw years ago. It's awful. And I'm glad you survived as well. I can't imagine seeing your baby get hurt like that.
Posted by: MereCat | August 13, 2008 at 09:07 PM
Ow! Poor kid. Poor you. How many drinks did it take to counteract the adrenaline?
Posted by: Tina | August 13, 2008 at 10:26 PM
oh..ooh...ouch!!
I am so not good in situations like that..the fact that you didn't pass out or throw up puts you a little bit higher in my book!!
and...what the hell was MVP doing anyway?!?!?! hard to confuse a hedge with a leg, isn't it?!?! well...at least it was his own and not someone else's, i guess.
ooh...is this what i have to look forward to? thank God we have no hedges worth mentioning that need trimming!!!
hope you are both doing better!!!
Posted by: debbie | August 14, 2008 at 08:26 AM
OH, Jenn, I am so sorry you had to go through this with MVP. An emergency vehicle just happened to be driving by?? What are the chances!! Hope the rest of the week is uneventful and you get through the college drop off. I know it will be bittersweet.
Posted by: JCK | August 14, 2008 at 11:44 PM
Ouch!
Posted by: Shelia | August 14, 2008 at 11:45 PM
Not that it hasn't been said, but OUCH!
Posted by: magpie | August 16, 2008 at 09:23 PM
Not that it hasn't been said, but OUCH!
Posted by: magpie | August 16, 2008 at 09:25 PM
Not that it hasn't been said, but OUCH!
Posted by: magpie | August 16, 2008 at 09:27 PM
Hedge trimmers are soo much more scary than heavy machinery! I remember when I was a kid my dad has a weed eater with the metal blades instead of the string. It was the scariest thing I have ever seen. that is horrible. I bet you had some pretty nice scars after that one... I am very sorry for your accident. I hope you feel better very soon.
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