So we are sitting in sacrament meeting Sunday with about 15 minutes to go before church is over and Nick decides to stick a nerd in his ear! It is really stuck! We gather our things and make a hasty exit. At home we try tweezers but it only seems to be getting stuck deeper & deeper! The quick care is closed and by this point he is covering his ear and saying "Ow!" So we head (for the 1st time in our parental careers) to the E.R.! Almost 4 hours and a $100 co-pay later the nerd is kind of gone. They gave him some Lortab to sedate him and then wrapped him up a like a burrito in a sheet. First they tried to suction it out and then ended up dissolving it with warm water. It was all very traumatic! There is still some sticky residue left and we have a follow up appointment with our pediatrician Wednesday. But we sincerely hope he has learned his lesson! Don't put ANYTHING in your ears (or up your nose for that matter!)
At first Nick thought the hospital was an adventure. He was proud of his cool new bracelet! 
Finally...it's all over and he gets some dinner! A 2 hour old sandwich from Arbys! What a trooper!
Monday, March 16, 2009
Nerdy Nick!
Posted by Keith and Allie at 9:27 AM
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6 comments:
I wondered what happened! How funny, and yet not so funny. At least he isn't shoving things up his nose, YET! :)
That is so funny and sad at the same time. I once new a kid that had a little rock in his ear. Same story. They got it out!! Glad he is doing well:)
WOW! I am glad we haven't had that happen here (yet). I am happy that he is alright and braved the scary ER. I don't prefer that place.
I am glad that he is okay! When I worked at the doctors office a little girl cam ein with a Polly Pocket toy up her nose, when the doctor asked her why she put it up there she looked at him like he was an idiot and said "becuase I was done playing with it"!
Well that sure is a fun way to tell you that church is boring!!! Just kidding we love church:) I am glad he is doing okay. Good luck with the following apt. We have been there done that so I am sure he will be great and dont worry I am sure that it will happen again!
Oh boy. We saw you guys leave...but everyone was so calm and collected I had no idea that there was a problem! ;) Love the title by the way. :) As a parent, we always hope they learn their lesson, but for some reason that's not always the case. I laughed at what Laurel said about it happening again. Let's hope not!
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