Elliott's Nail Ripped Out

My last blog a week ago indicated that Elliott's finger was doing fine. Not so. The surgeon removed the old fingernail that the ER doc had sewed back on and we made an appointment to return in August. But Elliott noticed a couple of stitches that got left behind. So we went in today for what we thought was a quick suture removal. Not so fast. The surgeon said he had a little bit of an infection in the new nail area and it was not looking good. It was all deformed and bumpy. So he gave Elliott a couple of shots with a very long needle. And then a couple more shots when that didn't kill the pain enough. In the middle picture above you can see the shots made his finger discolor and swell. Well, the surgeon then went in and cut the sutures and then just yanked that new nail right out! I broke out in a sweat and couldn't look. Elliott held up fine though. For a while. The surgeon then came back after a few minutes and said he had to cut some of the nail bed out - which is the raw meat where the nail used to be. THAT was painful. Poor Elliott was really hurting but never pulled his hand away. The doc said he could stop but Elliott wanted it all over now so he let him finish. It was killing me! So he should be OK now. But we have to go back for more check ups.

The kids just got back from camp today (we went straight to the doctor's office from church when they got back) and they are napping now. They had a fun time but it rained the entire week so no pool for them. And it rained here too so no pool for me either! Lucie really got into VBS preparation and I did errands for her throughout the week. One night we did go out to a new pizza buffet place with some friends. That was OK.

Before they left Elliott wanted to see Saving Private Ryan. He is playing an XBox game from that era and he wanted to see how it really was. I had forgotten just how powerful that movie is. Should be required viewing for every American.

Buttercup the snake hasn't been spotted in a few days.

No real employment news. Rough week for me last week as I really thought something was going to happen. It didn't. I have an application in to another place and I am hoping to hear something from another. And on it goes... But friends have sent me some timely encouragements and some church and Bible messages have been exactly what I needed to hear. It is still tough but I know this will have a happy ending...