Not for the Squeamish
By DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
United States
June 25, 2017 4:27pm CST
My husband had an accident in Boston on Saturday morning after breakfast. While I was busy trying on clothes in a fitting room, he tripped and fell flat on his face.
Security ran to his rescue, washed and bandaged him up, found me, checked out my purchases quickly, and we returned to our hotel.
Unfortunately, my husband's wound needed stitches. So, off to the hospital we went. He was given a CAT-Scan, dermal glue and steri strips instead of stitches, and Tylenol for his bruised ribs.
He is fine, and only has discomfort in his ribs. We were to have had dinner with friends from Savannah, Georgia who were visiting Boston, but the wife had a viral infection and cancelled that morning.
We had cocktails in the hotel bar, took a leisurely walk around the lakes in Boston Commons, returned to the hotel for dinner, and called it an early night.
My sweet hubby thinks he ruined my weekend and keeps apologizing, but he didn't. We went shopping on Friday and ate at our favorite restaurant. I'm just glad he's ok.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
25 Jun 17
How sad that this happened and glad your husband is okay!
That is quite a hit he took there.
And his ribs too? I hope he will be on the mend soon. I am so sorry.
Well I am sure he does feel bad about it, but glad that you had a nice time, despite the fall.
Are you still in Boston or home now Dianne?
And his ribs too? I hope he will be on the mend soon. I am so sorry.
Well I am sure he does feel bad about it, but glad that you had a nice time, despite the fall.
Are you still in Boston or home now Dianne?4 people like this
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
26 Jun 17
@sugartoes Lol! As long as those two keep going, that's all that counts!
@Debscrochet (1947)
• United States
26 Jun 17
So glad, it could have been worse. My hubby got very sick on vacation once (long story) & ended up in ICU
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@Debscrochet (1947)
• United States
26 Jun 17
@DianneN Yes he is. It was years ago.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
26 Jun 17
@Debscrochet Thank goodness. Getting ill on vacations is awful. It's usually me who comes down with something.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
26 Jun 17
Oh No, Dianne! I am so sorry your hubby fell like that! OUCHEE! Are they sure he didn't need stitches @DianneN ? The dermal glue and steri strips were enough? Thank goodness he didn't break his ribs. Thinking of you and your hubby my dear friend. And good you got some shopping done.xoxox 
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
27 Jun 17
Thank you. I actually watched them put the glue on! Everything worked instantly and should hold for 7+ days until it falls off and the glue dissolves. His ribs are killing him, but he's injured them playing sports before. Today, his eyes got all black and blue, but that didn't stop him from attending his former secretary's retirement luncheon! And yes, we went straight to my favorite store shortly after we arrived on Friday to do some massive damage. Saturday was great, too, until the accident. I keep joking with him that I saved him a lot of money. I bought two tops and 8 dresses, but nothing else.
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@Courtlynn (67085)
• United States
25 Jun 17
Oh no! I'm glad he is okay, and that the security got things handled.
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@Courtlynn (67085)
• United States
25 Jun 17
@DianneN probably didn't want to frighten you.
Awww (:
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
26 Jun 17
@Courtlynn Probably. I told them I'd be out in a few minutes. I still had two dresses to try on. Duh!
And I had an urge to go to the Cape!
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
28 Jun 17
Wow, Dianne, he really did a number on himself. The ribs take a long time to heal and there is little that can be done to provide comfort for them. He will need to take it easy for a while.
What a trooper he is though pushing through it all. Shopping and dinner too! My husband would have hung up his hat and called it a day.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
29 Jun 17
@DianneN shopping can wait another day. Extends the joy!
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
1 Jul 17
@ElusiveButterfly I did some damage the day we arrived. But not enough. Lol!
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
26 Jun 17
so, your husband needed some stitches. why wasn't he applied with that gauze to close the wound without the stitch?
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
29 Jun 17
@ridingbet He had staples when he had his neck surgery last year. You can hardly see the scar now. If his wound was deeper, they would have given him stitches they told us. Most operations require staples or stitches. I'm just relieved he is ok.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
27 Jun 17
@DianneN here, when a patient is operated on, they can sew it back or they can apply staples. and i really find that weird.
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
27 Jun 17
Oh goodness, that looks really painful. =( I'm glad he is okay. I hope he heals soon and feels 100% again very soon.
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
29 Jun 17
@DianneN I hope his ribs feel better soon.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
1 Jul 17
@LovingMyBabies Thank you. His ribs keep him from having a good night's sleep.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
27 Jun 17
Yes, as long as he is okay that is all that matters @DianneN
It does look like something that hurts!
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
29 Jun 17
@DianneN The ribs are such a delicate area and often take a long time to heal. Ouch!
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
1 Jul 17
@PatZAnthony They certainly are. He hurt his ribs years ago playing racquetball by crashing into a glass wall. It took months to heal.
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
26 Jun 17
Owie-oomie @DianneN ; that looks like it hurt like hell.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
27 Jun 17
@DianneN Yup, he's lying. The nerve endings are closer to the surface in the head. One thing's for sure though; his ribs will hurt alot longer than the head cut.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
27 Jun 17
@nanette64 He's been there before! Lol!
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