Baby, I Run To You -- UPDATE

We went in for Jeff's follow up appointment this morning, and... yikes. The bone scan he had yesterday showed 'very abnormal activity' and was 'impressive' (in a bad way), so the dr immediately got Jeff settled in with an aircast and a scrip for crutches.

He's also sending us back to the hospital next week for a CAT scan of his leg which should pinpoint precisely what and where it's broken. He confirmed there is definitely a hairline fracture, but he is concerned there is more damage like a crack in the bone.

Jeff is struggling with trusting the doctor as in his mind, evidently, pain = injury, so since he isn't in pain much or consistently, he can't accept that he has a severe injury. I am trying to brainwash him into taking the dr at his word and using the crutches as much as possible, but so far, he has not used them at all in his apt because it's 'inconvenient.'

I am trying to be helpful, but since we do not live together and I can't spend the night when his son is there, as he is this weekend, we are doing the best we can. Hopefully, he will adjust and get used to the idea of being incapacitated for awhile by the end of the weekend.

The doctor didn't want to promise anything, but he did say there is a good possibility that Jeff could heal from this without surgery, CAT scan results withstanding, so we are praying that can be the case.

Ouch! I hope that you get some answers with the CAT scan and you can talk Mr Runner Man into taking it easy.

My son broke both his arms in March. He was in alot of pain at first then it was intermittent and by the time he got home from school where it happened it was back and forth between the arms. When we got to the hospital he was able to move them although they hurt pretty bad when he did but not all the time.

My husband broke his hand and waited and it grew back wrong and it had to be rebroken. Very painful he said...said it hurt worse the second time then it did with the originial break.

I would tell him to just get it over with and trust those xays. All ignoring it is going to do is cause alot of pain. Hope he will listen and it isnt to bad and can be taken care of and he will be back on his feet soon!!

newfiemountiewife said:

Ouch! I hope that you get some answers with the CAT scan and you can talk Mr Runner Man into taking it easy.

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Most definitely! Hope you get some answers soon!

I think I missed the original post but I'm sorry to hear he is hurt! Hope he is able to relax and let everything heal!!

Oh honey Im sorry how stressful!! I hope that everything turns out okay for him!!

Oy. Men.

I hope he gets over himself (not meant to be mean I promise!!) and trusts the dr. Hopefully the CAT scan results come back fast. Maybe he'll trust those more? :lol:

Hope you get the CAT results back soon and he behaves!!!

wowsers! i guess i missed this LA! hope all is ok with jeff.