Giant Goose-egg and Post-Op Visit to the Eye Dr.

We got up bright and early this morning to drive back home from Tennessee (we left early enough to make it home to unpack and then get to Ethan's post-op appointment for his eye surgery at 3:30pm). When we first stepped into our house, I set Ethan down to play in his toy room and started listening to a message on our answering machine. Just seconds later Ethan began wailing (not an "I need something" cry, one that told me that something was very wrong). I picked him up in the toy room and noticed that he had about an inch and a half long vertical purple line on his forehead and the area surrounding it had already swollen more than a centimeter out from the rest of his forehead. I quickly hollered for Dan and called the pediatrician's office. The nurse was very calming and gave me a list of warning signs to look for that would be indicators that he had a concussion. Ironically one was whether the pupils of his eyes were dilated the same. I say "ironically" because we had an appointment scheduled with a pediatric ophthalmologist about an hour after this injury occurred. Fortunately Ethan was back to himself within minutes and just cried when we tried to put ice on his forehead to reduce the swelling. The ophthalmologist later confirmed that he would be fine. The Dr. said that he has several boys of his own and that this goose-egg would probably heal just in time for him to get another one. We still don't know for sure what he fell into, but it was likely the corner of his toy storage unit or our china cabinet. The fact that he was very tired from our drive home probably also contributed to him being less stable on his feet. The ophthalmologist also said that the stent in his eye looked really good and that he would prefer to leave it in for an additional 3 months before they remove it. So Ethan should be stent-free as of February 11th of next year!