He laid on my bed while I used tweezers, a needle, my fingers and pure force trying to remove the rock, all the while holding it together as best as he could through screams of pain.
I finally gave up and took him to the doctor.
She numbed the area with a cream (would have been handy to have at the house) and took him to her "operating" room :) She tried with several tools but it was not budging. She ended up using a razor blade to cut on either side of it. With me pushing in and up on the sides she tugged and tugged at it and it finally popped out. It was a good size rock. I have no idea how it lodged itself so snuggly in there without leaving a bigger opening.
She couldn't stitch it up because there was still debris in it even after thoroughly washing it out. He was bandaged given a certificate for a free ice cream cone and we were off.
Spencer watched most of the operation with a detached interest...didn't shed a tear.
Nice job little man.
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| Post surgery hole. I love that his knees are the biggest part of his leg...my skinny boy. |
