Need Some Rapid-Fire Prayers, Please
By Wyatt Earp | April 29, 2011
By the time you read this, we’ll be on our way to the hospital.
Kyle, my oldest son, has been battling what we thought was a pimple for almost two weeks now. After a few days, he started scratching in – it’s on his chin – and it started to get bigger and bigger. We brought it to the doctor’s attention on Thursday, and he said it looked like an abscess. If it got any larger, we were to call. Well, it did, and we called – only to be told that we’ll have to make an appointment with the dermatologist. We finally had that appointment yesterday – a full week after it was first diagnosed – and the dermatologist said he thinks it’s a cyst . . . and it needs to be fixed, pronto.
Since it would take too long to cure in the office – under local anesthesia – the doc made us an appointment at St. Christopher’s Hospital. That’s where we’re going now; to the plastic surgeon. The plan is to lance it or otherwise drain it, then use the plastic surgery to repair the area on his face.
Obviously, Kyle is freaking out. So am I. We don’t even know if they can perform the surgery today. We may get there, have a consult, and be ordered back another day. In the meantime, Kyle can’t play lacrosse or soccer – or anything else really active – for fear of having the cyst burst.
So, if you have an open line to the Guy Upstairs, we could really use a prayer strike right about now. Thanks.
UPDATE: The plastic surgeon at St. Chris decided to do the procedure today. She explained what she was going to do, numbed him down, and brought the scalpels to do their magic. Kyle wasn’t a fan of the pain killer needles he received beforehand, but other than that, he was pretty brave about it. There was a lot of seepage and some blood, but overall, the doctor did a fantastic job. Kyle’s wearing a huge bandage on his face – he;ll have to wear it for two days – and he can’t play sports for a week, but the good news is that the infection was taken care of and he’s on the way toward healing. Thanks so much for your prayers and well-wishes.
Topics: The Boys | 47 Comments »
April 29th, 2011 at 7:02 am
You got it.
April 29th, 2011 at 7:13 am
Prayer #1 sent.
April 29th, 2011 at 7:16 am
Prayers on the way.
April 29th, 2011 at 7:26 am
May it go well.
April 29th, 2011 at 7:33 am
Holy schitt! Hope Kyle gets better soon!
April 29th, 2011 at 7:39 am
Already done.
April 29th, 2011 at 7:49 am
A special blessing on its way…
April 29th, 2011 at 7:52 am
WOW!!! I will mention this to the BIG Guy right away!!!
Scary Shtit!!
April 29th, 2011 at 8:00 am
Prayers said.
Now, will you guys quit this? Enough with the medical stuff! I’m too tired for this!
Everyone, get healthy and stay healthy RIGHT THIS MINUTE! No more cysts, tumors, butt bleeds, kidney stones, UTIs, lumps, bumps, bruises, cuts, scrapes, boo-boos. Get out the bubble wrap and wrap everyone in it. Got it?
Keep us updated and give him a hug from The Crazy Goat Milk Soap Lady.
April 29th, 2011 at 8:28 am
Coordinates recieved fuse set prayer out.
Get him to watch an old Kirk Douglas movie with you and then point out his chin, tell him even if he ends up with a little hole he can still star in movies.
April 29th, 2011 at 9:03 am
Done. Keep us posted.
April 29th, 2011 at 9:23 am
Done….
April 29th, 2011 at 9:39 am
Wyatt, my prayers are with you and your family.
April 29th, 2011 at 9:42 am
I hope I do have an open line to Him, I just used it for Kyle if I do. May He give all of you His blessings, and Kyle a speedy healing.
Hang in there!
April 29th, 2011 at 9:58 am
St. Chris is a good place to go dude. They’ll fix him up right as rain.
April 29th, 2011 at 10:03 am
Prayers duly offered.
April 29th, 2011 at 10:11 am
Wyatt:
I was in St. Christophers with double pneumonia as a child…BEST place to get anything performed and to recoup, and that was 40+ years ago!
As to the prayers?
Roger that…consider it DONE.
Hang tough, Boss.
April 29th, 2011 at 10:15 am
Prayers with Kyle God Bless him and your family, love, Uncle Jack
April 29th, 2011 at 11:09 am
Prayers sent.
April 29th, 2011 at 11:15 am
Prayers on the way.
April 29th, 2011 at 11:19 am
In our prayers, see if they can make it look all pirate like, and don’t forget young Harrison Ford had a wicked chin scar, he’ll be a great redheaded Han Solo….
Seriously get better.
April 29th, 2011 at 11:40 am
Best wishes and good luck to him.
April 29th, 2011 at 11:50 am
oh no! I hope he’s okay!
scary stuff!
April 29th, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Done. Hope all goes well.
April 29th, 2011 at 12:04 pm
Prayer sent, hope all is well.
April 29th, 2011 at 12:51 pm
Done & Done…………After prayers said good thought only………………
April 29th, 2011 at 12:56 pm
Prayer sent and thoughts are with you and L.
April 29th, 2011 at 1:30 pm
Thanks everyone. It was a long, stressful day for him, but we’re home now. He’s playing on the PS3 right now. Procedure was successful, and an update is above.
April 29th, 2011 at 1:33 pm
Good to hear he is doing well. Hoping for a speedy recovery.
April 29th, 2011 at 1:58 pm
Glad to hear the good news. Speedy recovery, Kyle.
April 29th, 2011 at 2:16 pm
Thank God.
April 29th, 2011 at 2:23 pm
Thank God. Glad to know he’s doing okay, and I’ll be praying for a speedy recovery with no complications.
April 29th, 2011 at 3:11 pm
Glad to hear he’s doing well.
Thoughts, prayers, etc.
April 29th, 2011 at 3:40 pm
Yo dude- next time just bring him over. I’ll stitch him up out on the wall and he’ll be back in for the second half….!
Glad he’s doing fine.
April 29th, 2011 at 5:43 pm
glad to hear he’s better
April 29th, 2011 at 7:14 pm
Ah, Wyatt – I’m so glad to hear that he’s ok and missing sports for a week may seem really tough to him, but he’ll be glad in the end that a plastic surgeon did the surgery!
Thank you, God.
April 29th, 2011 at 8:32 pm
I’ll pray for him and your family. I wish your son a speedy recovery!
April 29th, 2011 at 9:34 pm
I am soooooo glad things went not only well, but quickly. I imagine the stress on everyone was terrible.
April 29th, 2011 at 10:10 pm
Thanks again, everyone. It all turned out okay, and Kyle thought the doc – a very pretty Asian woman – was “really nice.”
April 29th, 2011 at 10:12 pm
Glad to hear it went well.
April 29th, 2011 at 10:42 pm
Just reminds me that America has the best healthcare in the world. My family has had a few health challenges and when we put ourselves in the hands of our local doctors and nurses we cannot help but be more than impressed with their expertise, caring and motivation. The outcome would have been very different in Canada or England or Mexico, or Ireland or Scotland or…..
I will end the speech here. The Earp’s have our best wishes, prayers. God’s speed Kyle.
April 29th, 2011 at 11:07 pm
Sorry Wyatt, I saw this late! Thank God it went well and the little tyke is okay.
April 30th, 2011 at 12:24 am
Glad he’s ok! These things can be scary, especially to a kid.
April 30th, 2011 at 7:15 am
Sorry Wyatt, I was without a computer for a couple of days. Very glad all went well. The hardest part will be no sports for a week. All the best to Kyle, wishing you a speedy recovery.
April 30th, 2011 at 11:16 am
I am happy to hear Kyle will be ok.
April 30th, 2011 at 7:22 pm
Again, thanks everyone. Today was bad, as we needed to get the gauze out of the wound. It wouldn’t come out, no matter how hard he washed his face, and the missus finally had to pull it out. He screamed and cried for a while afterward, but it had to be done.
And we felt terrible afterward.
May 1st, 2011 at 1:10 am
Been out of town, and catching up now, so I’m late to the party on prayers – but glad to hear the surgery went well!!