Hindsight is 20/20

This first fun combine ride of the fall led to....

This visit to the Operating Room at University of Iowa Hospital which was the third hospital we'd been to and about 22 hours later...


Casey, Carter and Emily went for a ride around the yard with Al in the combine as we were trying to get ready for fall harvest. I took a bunch of pictures and went back in the house. As they were all getting down, Emily went down a couple of steps and just hopped off the combine. We think Casey watched her and thought, "Well, if sissy can hop off, so can I" and then he stepped off the combine and fell 6 feet. Obviously he was crying, so they brought him to moma and then he said, "My leg, my leg!" Al felt his leg and heard a crunch so we rushed to the ER. They x-rayed and sent us on to another hospital where we stayed overnight just getting morphine for Casey. His leg was having spasms and everytime he cried. That first hospital wanted to do surgery and put a pin in his leg and leave him in traction for 4 to 6 weeks and then put him in a hip spika cast which goes over his belly button and down over his toes, for another 2 months. UGH!!! We asked for a second opinion and ended up in Iowa City at the University of Iowa Hospitals and clinics which has specialized pediatric orthopedic surgeons. They opted to do nonevasive surgery and set his femur and put him in a hip spika cast for about 2 months and then hopefully he will be all done! He gets to go home today already and back for a check up in one week. He chose bright orange for his cast because it is his favorite color. This hospital is definitely the right choice for Casey and us. The doctors have been great! I would recommend them to anyone who needed help. I'll post more once we get home. Just wanted to update everyone on our last 48 hours...