Well most of you have heard by now. IN CASE you haven't, Jodi fell down and went BOOM. And her knee cap did something that some doctors say they have NEVER seen before. We are not talking a eetsy, betsy hairline fracture here or a simple crack. Nope, Jodi decided to BREAK :) new ground.
She broke her knee cap in two. The top half crawled up into her lower thigh. The other half of the knee cap sank a tad into her tibia. Both pieces were several centimeters apart. To the doctors it seemed liked a gulf larger than the Panama Canal.
She'll be laid up and on crutches for some time. But we have hope (gained through lots of prayer and blessings) that things will work themselves out.
The doctor that pinned her back together is pretty pumped about his handi work, though. When Jodi went in for a checkup, he said "DANG, I did a good job." Whether he is full of himself or not we don't care as long as he gets it right.
Now a list of comments and wise cracks Jodi has made while on prescribed pain medicine or in a lot of pain:
- "What are you doing to me!? Why is this thing squeezing my arm!?" (The nurse was taking her blood pressure).
- Nurse: "Just going to give you a little shot for pain." Jodi: "No, you're wrong! It's not a small needle! I know it's big!" (She was right!)
- "What did you do to my hand!? I can't feel my hand!" (Once again, a nurse taking her blood pressure.)
- "I swear it's water and not pee." (She slipped on a puddle)
- "I'm so sorry. I haven't shaved my legs in days. I look so gross." (Well, nobody looked so good in a hospital gown.)
- "I'll be good. I'll be good. You don't have to punish me." (When the second shot was coming.)
- "I can't lift my arms! YOU did this to me. WHY!? Now they can abuse me, and I can't do anything about it." (Jodi telling off the nurse who administered the shots.)
- "What's taking so long?" (To ambulance worker putting in IV, who then made a funny face.) "What's wrong with your face? Why do you look like that? Did you mess up or WHAT!?"
- "They cut up my big girl pants; I mean my favorite scrub pants."
- MY FAVORITE: "Thanks for putting up with my s#*%." (After a very successful and terrible bowl movement at the hospital.)
