Accident prone child!!!

[Emma]

Just have to have a moan/waffle/whatever about my accident prone daughter!
Every day she falls and hurts some part of her at school. Just today, she pulled a wobbly tooth out and made it bleed (again!), fell and cut a whacking great hole in her tights and scraped her knee badly AND cut her elbow on the wall. She IS told not to run too much due to warfarin but you can bet when you can hear screeching and running feet in the playground you'll turn round to see Chloe pelting across!
These injuries are all to add to this list from just the past week...

swollen and very bruised finger from running in playground!
cut knee - from running in playground!
2 scraped arms - yep - playground again!
AND - a big old bruise on her leg from walking into a log... in the playground!

She's lethal - and her reason for running today was excellent... 'but mummy, Ashley was saying 'FEE FI FO FUM' to me, so what could i do? I had to run!'

ARRGHHHH!!

Emma
xxx

 

[Karlynn]

Gave me a good chuckle. While I know you worry (and I certainly would to) each cut and scrape is a symbol that life is good for Chloe.

 

[Emma]

Oh yeah Karlynn I totally agree!! And i'm not sure its so much worry any more as exasperation!! LOL

Emma
xxx

 

[Curtsmum]

Hi Emma, i know the feeling Curt's mostly happens at home. Last week he scrapped is leg on his bike peddle, 10 min after he banged his sholder on the door handle. Everyday he gets a new cut or bruise, he bruises really easy so iam dreading to think what he will look like when he gets on the warfarin. I will have to chain him down lol.

 

[Yaps]

Sounds like she is having a grand ole time..lol..be honest, even with the worries ,you wouldnt have it any other way.. , she is having fun..lol

 

[twinmaker]

Emma, I just love reading about Chloe's adventures! Your accounts of her activities on the playground reminded me of myself today even though I'm 53! In the past week, I've gotten into my car and banged the heck out of my leg TWICE. You'd think I'd learn the first time. And I've walked into the same corner of the wall in our bedroom three times this week and hit the same place on my arm. All of this since Monday and I'm not even a drinker! HA!HA! Thankfully, my INR is at 2.7 instead of higher. Anyway, really just wanted to let you know how glad I am to read about how well your little one is doing! Linda

 

[Ross]

Ah mom, it's the klutz ray from outer space that's causing all of this, not the playground.

 

[Karlynn]

Hi Emma, i know the feeling Curt's mostly happens at home. Last week he scrapped is leg on his bike peddle, 10 min after he banged his sholder on the door handle. Everyday he gets a new cut or bruise, he bruises really easy so iam dreading to think what he will look like when he gets on the warfarin. I will have to chain him down lol.

Paula,
I bruised VERY easily prior to my valve replacement. I don't really notice my bruises now being that much worse. I guess occasionally they can be, but as a whole, my bruising probably only increased a little bit. I'm sure others have different stories. I just wanted you to know that it's not a "given" that is will be a lot worse.

You also may be more conscious of his bruising afterwards and may make it seem worse. I know I was. Then when I settled back into a normal life, I realized my bruising wasn't so bad.

 

[geebee]

Paula,

You should take some pictures of his bruises now to have to compare once he is on coumadin. As Karlynn said, you might find there is little difference and that might help you to relax.

However, I would advise using a digital camera. Pictures of bruises developed at Walmart might bring the child welfare people to your door.

 

[Curtsmum]

Thanks for that, Karlynn and Geebee, i might just take some pictures, digital of course. I have had the consultant before now, ask me where all his bruises are from , i got really annoyed with him and said he's just a typical boy. I'm not all that worried since ive been coming on here, just taking it all in my stride. Thanks Paula x

 

[gijanet]

Sorry to laugh, Emma...........

Sorry to laugh, Emma...........

She's lethal - and her reason for running today was excellent... 'but mummy, Ashley was saying 'FEE FI FO FUM' to me, so what could i do? I had to run!'

ARRGHHHH!!
Emma
xxx

but I had to. Chloe's line of reasoning sounds just like Katie's. Katie is one big scab or bruise head to foot. She bruised easily before surgery because of the aspirin, but now that she is on coumadin and aspirin.............well, I keep waiting for CPS to come knocking on my door. 'Course Katie will just go answer it butt naked and save me. Once they see her zipper with the five chest tube scars, they'll know I'm not beating her. I wouldn't invest all that money just to abuse her..... 'Course then again, they could haul me off 'cuz she's naked.....................sigh! Much love. J.