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Robin61970
458 Posts
My husband got hit under the eye at work almost two weeks ago........he went to the hospital and they did quite a few xrays and told him nothing was broken. In the next few days, his teeth hurt, half his face was numb and he couldn't feel his lips. He went to the dentist who told him nothing was wrong.....then to a plastic surgeoon who specializes in nerve damage and an eye doctor. He had surgery on Monday morning and it was determined that the orbital was shattered and all the fragments were around the nerve, which was causing the numbness. They had to rebuild the orbital with surgical plastic and clean out all of the fragments. The whole point of this story is that before I started thinking about being a nurse I could not stand to watch needles and such......I realized the difference in the way I reacted to things at the hospital. I watched the nurse put in the IV and everything...........it was neat(only someone wanting to be a nurse would think that,lol). I hope that being through this with my husband and my father-in-laws open heart surgery will help me to be a better nurse......more caring to family members.......Just wanted to share.........