Stitches 1 Week

Friday! It has been one week since Lovebug ran head to head with a boy. He got the goose egg... she got 8 stitches. His goose egg did bother him at night for 2 days!

Two days ago she got the stitches out. God paved that way for her. We headed again to the ER. She'd been counting the days... 5... with dread for our return. She was scared. We reassured and prayed and encouraged her... the hard part was last Friday and that was past.

She carried her raccoon, "Stitches." The coon also has 8 stitches.

Finally, we were called back to removed the stitches... this was the same entry room Hubbie came thru in 2007... He came with us. The lady behind the desk put on her gloves and pulled the tools to get the stitches out. With scissors in hand she tried on that first stitch on Lovebug's forehead...

In walked another gal.... she said "You don't like to remove stitches... Let me!" She immediately pulled another tool out & cut & removed the first 6 stitches... Lovebug bled a little and these last 2 were just beside her eye... this was the hard part! Come on... let's get done... just 2 more. Finally, they were all out. Done!

Looking back I think that gal had angle wings!!! She came right in at just the right time!! God had paved the way!

So now we are healing! We're using the bacitraicm and are rotating in Vit E & Maderma.

We're treating her 4xs a day. I'm glad she's home we can do this!

She grounded for a week from basketball! The girls last game is next Saturday. I hope she can safely play!!! She's done well on the sidelines cheering for her team and her sister.

Our dentist looked at the stitches and said they were small and placed well... and a really good job. That was so very good to hear!!! In hind sight I wish I'd gotten a good pic of just the stitches... but it hurt too much to take a pic.

Finally here's us and Lovebug holding Stitches with her own stitches out!!

Healing by God's Grace!! ss