Thursday, April 16, 2009

The Finger

Hey everyone,

I mentioned before that Robbie hurt his finger on Christmas. It's been awhile, so here is a update. He's had two surgeries. The first was to remove the dead parts, the surgeon had to cut some of the bone. He then had to sow his finger to the palm of his thumb. This was to build up tissue on the bone. He was put in a cast from hand to shoulder, a BRIGHT pink cast! I said no at first, but felt guilty.



The second surgery was to remove his finger from the palm, and stiche the cuts. He got another full cast hand to shoulder, this time bright green, for St. Patricks day! He got the cast removed right before his birthday party, which was at a place with lots of bouncy houses. Even though he had the cast off he still would only use one hand.



I think I mention last time, the Doctor who put his finger nail back on, wrapped it the bandaid to tight, and that caused the tip of his finger to die. The hospital investigated and said the doctor followed procedure correctly but, they blame the procedure itself. They said the novacaine produces swelling and the bandaid, didn't allow for it, causing it to cut off the circulation. 

As of right now, Robbies doing pretty good, seeing a orthepedic, and we're hanging in there looking at lawyers. thanks for reading and if you are also looking for a attorney at law check out central jersey legal services.