Ariq's Little but Expensive Accident

Assalamualaikum wbt and a great day to all readers.

I was going to do this entry last Monday. However, due to unforeseen circumstances, I delayed it all.

It all happened last Saturday.

I was suppose to go to my Mengaji class. It was last minute cancelled and rescheduled to Sunday. So I used the morning to qadha my sleep (I now... not good. But I am early everyday!). It was a lazy day for all of us. My soulmate was early enough to go to Proton Service Centre to service our Exora. He was suppose to come back before 11. However, the major service required more time than he anticipated. I made breakfast at 9.30 or so... and was happy playing with my three kids.

At 11.30 am, Aimy was scheduled to get her report card discussed. As Mr. Soulmate were going to be late, I just took the three kids and drove the old Iswara (we do love Proton cars, right??) to CIC Suri Puteri in Section 20.

Alhamdulillah, Aimy's academic performances really amazed me. At 4 years old she obtained an 82% overall and second in 4-years class. As the discussion progressed, suddenly by surprised, Mr. Soulmate came. As we reviewed the related papers, Ariq had ran into the glass wall. He didn't cry what so ever. Then he continued playing with the others.

I was signing the report card and suddenly I heard Ariq screaming and crying very loud!

I saw my husband was holding Ariq's right feet.

I saw blood everywhere.

I panicked but I didn't show it.

I reach my handbag and took some tissue papers. I start cleaning the blood from the big thumb. I saw what was causing the bleed. The nails were broken. It must have been so painful for Ariq, I can't imagine. Aimy's teacher rushed with a first aid kit, I immediately ask for a handyplast. Mr. Soulmate started to wrap the handyplast on the wound and we took off. I was thinking "Emergency- DEMC".

So we head to the DEMC counter and I told the counter personnel, "This is an emergency". She requested me to fill in the form and waited until they called my number.

Do they know what is an EMERGENCY??

The good thing is, I didn't have to pay extra for that. Ariq has stop crying. He seemed okay.

Then after more than half an hour, we met with Dr. Rao and he requested a bed for Ariq (See! I told you it was an EMERGENCY!!). Then he asked the nurse to treat the wounds and a specialist to advise on this matter. Dr. Ezzam was the specialist on duty and he told us his plan.

He advised us to remove the nails as it can cause an infection if not removed.
In order to remove the nails, general anesthetics must be used. This is because he is still a small baby and he will not endure the pain from the procedure. Even local anesthetics can impose a great amount of pain for children less than 10 years of age.
Therefore, Ariq must be warded.
As we are paying cash and not by any insurance, Dr. Ezzam proposed that after the procedure Ariq can go home and come back next week.

I can see Mr. Soulmate's face of disbelief. He couldn't accept the fact that only because of a nail, Ariq is warded and will cost more than it was suppose to cost (I don't now how much was in his mind).

Wow.. the room was even cozier than my room at Hospital Putrajaya when Ariq was borned!

See Ariq's happy face?

After a while, my Papa came to visit. Then all my siblings and their wives and kids. The room was filled with laughter and happiness, even though Ariq was going for surgery after Asar.

Just as scheduled, we received a phone call and Ariq was prepared for surgery.

I was the one holding him to the Operation Theatre (OT).
I was the one holding him when they doz him with anesthetics.
He was crying from the door outside the OT until the anesthetics took effects.

After that he was lifeless.
I felt sad.....

After the procedure, they revived him using oxygen. After oxygen didn't do the work, they pad him gently and Ariq (being Ariq) screamed to the max!!

We checked out at 7.30pm and Mama & Papa become nurses once again.

Mama had not been doing her PHD work for three days... adeh!

Yesterday (Wednesday) Dr. Ezzam said Ariq healing is inline. Alhamdulillah.
This was the most expensive nail "treatment" ever!! haha....