simmo wrote:Really hope it works out ok - I'm sure it will. Try to stay calm.

Courage!

I add myself to the good thoughts from across the pond.

jesus, i'm sorry to hear that. i hope she's ok. keep us posted.

someone said it already but kids heal like you wouldn't believe.

Rachael, Chris, and Narnia: y'all are in my thoughts. Best of luck with dealing with this ordeal, and I hope everything turns out okay. It's very very natural to feel upset and panicked over a crisis like this. But keep in mind, while the human body is profoundly vulnerable, and susceptible to any number of things, it's also quite resilient. (And those doctors gotta know what they're doing.)

Stay strong.

Arson Smith wrote:Also (if this anecdote helps any) I was a passenger in a car wreck once, and my good friend Mark got the worst of it and had a collapsed lung, but although it was scary as shit, they got him re-inflated (or whatever) and I don't think it's been any problem to him since then...

I was going to say something similar.

The collapsed lung--people I know who have had one say it hurts like a son of a bitch, but it can be treated relatively easily.

If it happens in a hospital, and they're waiting for it? She will be OK.

I would be beside myself if it was my kid, regardless.

But I would just count 100% on her being fine. There's no reason to dwell on any other possibility, and any other possibility is very unlikely.

Good luck. Keep us posted when you have a chance.

Got a call from Rachael a little bit ago. Narnia's out of surgery and in recorvery now. It took them an hour and a half to get the needle out, but at least they didn't have to cut her open.

choppy wrote:Got a call from Rachael a little bit ago. Narnia's out of surgery and in recorvery now. It took them an hour and a half to get the needle out, but at least they didn't have to cut her open.

Awesome.

Fuck that's good news.

Jesus. You will all sleep the sleep of angels tonight.

So can we all send some whiskey and non-metallic snacks to keep around the house or what?

Well, that's a relief. Kid+hospital= CRAPx1000. I hope she's not too frazzled. My best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Whew. Thanks for the update, Josh.

Great news...