A set of stitches (6 outside and a few inner to be exact) sent us on a rushed trip back to Chang Mai. Sophie was running around a corner in 7-11 and somehow tripped while simultaneously slicing her inner arm on a sharp corner of a shelf. It was gnarly. Sabi took one look and started freaking out crying. Sophie was surprisingly calm, although maybe she was just in shock.
We quickly dropped our things and walked to closest pharmacy who told us she def needs to go to clinic. We then walked to closest clinic (which was closed so we waited out front with like 10 other people until it opened) who told us they dont do stitches. Then we walked a little further to an emergency room who definitely did stitches but there were wounded people laid out everywhere and it looked like the type of place you probably dont want to have an open wound in. From there we decided to rush back to our airbnb, pack our things and take the 3 + hour ride to a private hospital in Chang Mai. Her cut was deep but luckily not bleeding very much so we had the clinic clean and wrap it and headed off back to Chang Mai.
On the car ride there Will looked up a last minute airbnb for us to stay at from the woman who rented to us before we left. I was on kid duty and keeping both girls calm in the back for the long ride. When we arrived at the hospital in Chang Mai (which Will looked up and also got recommended by the airbnb host) we knew we made the right call. It was modern, super clean, attentive and they spoke english. The dr. was incredibly patient and calm with Sophie which made the experience as good as it possibly could have been under the circumstances. The surgeon made sure she was completely numb before he did the stitches and she was a champ. We finally got done with it all around midnight and headed to a nice comfy airbnb to rest it all off.
The next day we went back to the hospital so they could clean the wound and show us how to take care of it. Sophie had to take an antibiotic just in case of infection and she had a pain med in case it was throbbing which she only needed once, thankfully.
A bit of a detour in our trip but thankful it turned out as good as it could have and that Sophie had great medical care and just a little scar inside her inner arm for memory. I really am so very proud of her and how calm she remained, also proud of our family and how we all took our own roles to get the situation taken care of without panicking (aside from Sabi who completely let out on the outside what we were all feeling on the inside when she screamed and freaked out at first sight of it).
And with that, the next part of our adventure was back in Chang Mai. We mainly chilled out, walked a bit, ate some good food at our favorite restaurant, and played some cards. A few days later we boarded another flight and were off to Phuket.
Maker:0x4c,Date:2017-11-21,Ver:4,Lens:Kan03,Act:Lar01,E-ve
Maker:0x4c,Date:2017-11-21,Ver:4,Lens:Kan03,Act:Lar01,E-ve
Maker:0x4c,Date:2017-11-21,Ver:4,Lens:Kan03,Act:Lar01,E-ve
