broken bone undisplaced

greenpurplejersey · 07-04-2006, 05:25 PM

Hi my name is Floee I live with and date a c5-6 quad. He fell acouple of weeks ago and went for an MRI last saturday.......on this past tuesday he found out he broke the done below his knee cap........ And they had to wait until after the holiday to treat him.............. He is showing signs of AD and I called our local er and they don't know what AD is or how to treat it. He is taking Vicodin and lorazapanm. What can I do else for him.. I am very scared and worried. He is sleeping all day and I don't know wha else to do.......

macska · 07-04-2006, 05:39 PM

Do take him to the ER and have the doctors get in touch with a trauma hospital that knows about AD. Also I have a written guide that I can maybe post here for you and you, print it out and could take it with you. I made it for my son and he has his personal info on it, just cross out the name. Hope this helps and if you have problems getting the attachement, send me an email.Good luck,
Andrea

SCI-Nurse · 07-04-2006, 08:02 PM

You need to get him to a trauma hospital or one that has both an orthopedist and neurologist or neurosurgeon. The guide is a good idea to take with you. Explain to the care providers what is going on- and ask them to call your sci doc (or family doc) to get their input.

The viocodan can cause bowel problems - constipation - and depending on his level of injury and whether or not he is complete, he may not need as much as they prescribed.

Good luck!

(CKF)

07-04-2006, 05:25 PM	#1
greenpurplejersey Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1	broken bone undisplaced Hi my name is Floee I live with and date a c5-6 quad. He fell acouple of weeks ago and went for an MRI last saturday.......on this past tuesday he found out he broke the done below his knee cap........ And they had to wait until after the holiday to treat him.............. He is showing signs of AD and I called our local er and they don't know what AD is or how to treat it. He is taking Vicodin and lorazapanm. What can I do else for him.. I am very scared and worried. He is sleeping all day and I don't know wha else to do.......

07-04-2006, 05:39 PM	#2
macska Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: B.F., NY Posts: 2,823	Do take him to the ER and have the doctors get in touch with a trauma hospital that knows about AD. Also I have a written guide that I can maybe post here for you and you, print it out and could take it with you. I made it for my son and he has his personal info on it, just cross out the name. Hope this helps and if you have problems getting the attachement, send me an email.Good luck, Andrea Last edited by macska; 07-04-2006 at 10:04 PM.

07-04-2006, 08:02 PM	#3
SCI-Nurse Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: USA Posts: 41,520	bone displaced You need to get him to a trauma hospital or one that has both an orthopedist and neurologist or neurosurgeon. The guide is a good idea to take with you. Explain to the care providers what is going on- and ask them to call your sci doc (or family doc) to get their input. The viocodan can cause bowel problems - constipation - and depending on his level of injury and whether or not he is complete, he may not need as much as they prescribed. Good luck! (CKF)

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