Neurology/Neurosurgery

The heart sinking moment... 😢

2023.10.02 21:58

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My husband works as an electrician on-site. He has been injured a few times, but each time he called himself.

He is someone with such strong mental resilience that even after falling down the stairs and being taken to the emergency room by ambulance, he still managed to call directly.

I'm calling directly so you won't be too surprised. It's already been 2 years and 5 months. I also called directly that day, but what was different from other times was that they told me to go to the emergency room.

I just said I would come after treatment, but then I was told to come to the hospital, so I wondered if I was badly hurt... Still, seeing that he called himself, I thought, "He's quite something." Without much worry, I headed to Pusan National University Hospital.

At that time, I couldn't enter because of COVID-19, so they verified my identity and gave me a temporary pass. When I went to find my husband, he was lying in bed, and I didn't know what he had injured.

There were no visible parts of the face, head, arms, or legs. But this husband doesn't tell me anything; even when I ask if he's hurt somewhere, he just says he's a little hurt and doesn't say anything else, so I don't know what to do.

After a while, the doctor came and asked for my name, inquired how I got injured, and told me to lift my arm... I almost sat down.

There was a hole under my armpit. That's why I didn't show it. Reinforcement bars... Do you know the steel bars used in construction sites for walls? It seems like it pierced through my side.

I moved to the treatment room to disinfect, but since the steel infection couldn't be transferred, I inserted gauze into the pierced area and wiped it without anesthesia, then turned my head... They didn't let anyone in and didn't close the door.

I was disinfecting for a long time, and tears kept coming to my eyes. But I thought I shouldn't let my husband see me crying.

After disinfection, tests are conducted. They perform many tests... continuously testing. The doctors come and consistently say the same thing: it's a matter of luck.

The rebar passing through the armpit was just about to come out through the back, and it was an ordinary person who was about to break through.

My husband's torso is thick. He's a well-built person, and having a good build has saved his life.

They said it's really lucky that both the lungs and ribs were missed, and the nerve under the armpit was also avoided.

Listening to that story, I realized that even if I got hurt, I should be thankful. After the check-up, I started to worry about what to do with the kids... Fortunately, a friend who lives nearby brought me a lunchbox, so I took care of that and told the kids to play and go to sleep, and I learned that such things can happen.

I stayed until 12 o'clock, and since my husband was also going to sleep a bit, I thought I could stay overnight, so I headed home. I can't sit in the emergency room all night, and I'm worried about my sons as well. After coming home, I prepared some food for the next day, packed the hospital essentials, took a short nap, and then headed back to the hospital at 6 o'clock.

I'm really glad it was Saturday. I was admitted in the morning when the hospital room became available, and from then on, there were many things to do. I couldn't even take a shower, so I wiped him down with a wet cloth first, washed his hands and feet, dressed him, and then had to go for disinfection. Caregiving is really exhaustingㅜㅜ

Still, since the recovery speed was relatively fast, I was discharged after 8 days. They said it's okay to continue outpatient treatment as the flesh is healing well. I was 고민ing alone about whether I should keep doing this.

I jokingly said let's go back into the mountains again, but I was worried and anxious. I was worried that it might cause trauma, but I'm grateful to my husband who handled it well ^^

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송쩡

정말 다행이세요
남편분들 정말 좋은일 있으시길 바랄께요

2023.10.02 22:03

정마담

Author

안다치는게 좋은일이죠.
감사합니다

2023.10.10 18:39

지영도영

에구 큰일 날뻔하셨네요 
건강하게 잘 회복되길 바래요

2023.10.02 22:37

정마담

Author

다회복되어 잘지내고 있어요
감사합니다

2023.10.10 18:39

구름방울

남편분 정신력이 대단하시네요
잘 치료받으셔서 다행입니다

2023.10.02 23:12

정마담

Author

정신력 승리죠.
치료도 잘받고 기특해요 ㅋㅋ
감사합니다

2023.10.10 18:39

라라리

아고ㅠㅠ 많이 놀라셨겠어요
지금은 나아지셔서 다행이에요

2023.10.02 23:40

정마담

Author

네 진짜 다행이에요
감사합니다

2023.10.10 18:40

포필

큰일날뻔했는데 다행입니다.
놀라셨을텐데 앞으로는 다치시는 일 없길 바랍니다.

2023.10.03 01:48

정마담

Author

앞으로는 진짜 다치는일 없길 바래요
감사합니다

2023.10.10 18:40

손승환

충분히 공감합니다.
건강하시길 기원합니다.

2023.10.03 20:12

정마담

Author

다치고 아픈일은 없음 좋겠어요.
감사합니다

2023.10.10 18:40

붉은레드

천운이라고 해야할지 
 쾌유를 빕니다
참 걱정되겠네요

2023.10.03 20:31

정마담

Author

의사쌤들이 천운이라 하시더라고요.
감사합니다

2023.10.10 18:41

clare

너무 힘든 시간 보내셨겠네요. 아픈 사람도 힘들지만 가능한 사람도 힘드셨겠어요. 힘내세요 응원하겠습니다.

2023.10.03 23:04

정마담

Author

감사합니다 
잘 치료하고 나아준 남편 고맙지요

2023.10.10 18:41

agnes0117

뭐 정말 다행이네요. 
빨리 회복하시길 바랍니다.

2023.10.03 23:37

정마담

Author

다행인일이죠
다나았어요.
감사합니다

2023.10.10 18:41

🍨툐리부인💗

의사들이 천운이라는 단어를 언급할
정도라면 진짜 다행인듯 해요.
그걸 지켜보며 간병하는 아내분 본인은
얼마나 속상하고 힘들까 생각이 드네요..
병웡치료 잘받으시면서 빠른쾌유 바랄게요.

2023.10.05 22:49

정마담

Author

힘줄하나 혈관.뼈 다 빗겨갔다니 진짜 천운이었죠
감사합니다

2023.10.10 18:42

말해뭐해

정말 운이 좋으셨네요.
8일만에 퇴원했다니 대단하시네요.

2024.04.17 07:21