Hand hold please

I can only say that a decade ago my husband ended up in hospital in Spain (Barcelona) and I cannot fault the care that he received in any way.

So difficult to be far away when you'd normally be helping out.
I guess you'll be busy when they get back so try to get in some rest so your are ready and strong.
Thinking of you.

I would imagine the hospitals are just fine. In 2018 on a coach we were driven past a new hospital in Majorca and told it was probably the best hospital in Europe - state of the art facilities and admin. I was very envious.

We had daughter, on ski trip with us, in hospital with a broken bone, in Germany. So hard to stay calm. Thinking of you.

I can feel your stress from here.
I will pray that everything works out ok.

The treatment has been fast and efficient so far. But my stomach is in knots. He’s so precious (and I know I am in good company here saying that!)

Flaxseed

Please do something that will distract you - he seems to be in good hands

Soon he is back home

My young GS needed life saving surgery in Spain his treatment was exemplary and they were wonderful at all times. I hope all goes well with the surgery 🌻

My son broke his arm in Tenerife about 14 years ago, he was fine, a looser cast for flying back.
I’m sure it’ll all be ok.

Both my late mother and Aunt lived in Spain ( different locations) and found the hospitals exemplary. Of course they had private medical insurance, but th buildings and staff were for everyone.

Thank you everyone. If I wasn’t so far away I would feel more relaxed.
I am having a couple of glasses of wine
I am going round to DD’s tomorrow to pop some milk and bread in for their return on Sunday so that’ll keep me busy for a couple of hours

My son had the tip of his finger reattached in Spain as a child. The hospital was fantastic! Try to relax.

Kids take it all in their stride you know. My son broke his arm at a similar age. He loved his cast and everybody he knew signed it and it’s still in the loft somewhere. It’s natural to worry but betcha he will just get on with it.

This is horrible. DD has just rung up crying saying they wouldn’t let either her or her DP in with him whilst he was anaesthetised.
For a modern healthcare system why are they not forward thinking and acting in a child’s best interests?
Sorry but I am fuming. That simply wouldn’t happen here. There’s no children’s ward, just a bare room. Luckily, DD took his iPad in.
We just want him sorted and out of there.
I am praying the manipulation works and he doesn’t need screws/plates.
If he was here I wouldn’t be half so stressed because I know how the system works. I see it daily.

If only I could hug them all

I know it is very sensitive time right now
Maybe it is hospital policy?
Maybe the child would have been distressed by the state of mind of the parents?

I am sure there is a reasonable explanation and hoping for the best outcome

Was there a child life specialist with him explaining to him what is going on?

That is common practice in the US, I wish all hospitals had them.

How old is the child?

OP says her grandson is 5 Hithere.

You're doing the right thing offloading on here. Your DD will need you to be a calm and focused person to phone. They'll be home soon. Put lots of Easter treats in their house as well as the bread and milk and other provisions. Meanwhile

My mum had a bad fall in Tenerife, and was in hospital for a few days, and unable to fly home with a cast on her arm. She was treated promptly and well - dare I say it, more quickly than might have happened here - and the doctors she saw when she got back home were very happy with the standard of surgery.

Please don't worry (easier said than done, I know). Your grandson will be fine.

I’m holding your hand. Don’t worry, he’s going to be fine but I can very well understand your anxiety

Thanks Jax

Thanks everyone. He’s back in the room with Mummy and Daddy. I finally let the tears flow as I have been trying to keep strong for DD when she has been ringing.

No screws/plates needed.

Just hope he’s discharged soon so he can get back to the last couple of days of holiday.

Thinking of you and your grandson Flaxseed. Youngsters recover far more quickly than adults.
They will be home soon and you will be able to give them all the love that shines out of your posts xxx

At least two of my grandkids have been ill on holiday needing a doctor or hospital one was hospitalised in Tenerife and treated very well Two others caught Covid whilst overseas
I can feel your stress from here The hospitals overseas are usually excellent and you wouldn’t be allowed in when they are being anaesthetised in uk either when my youngest had an operation she was handed over outside the theatre

Will he be able to fly though if his arms in a cast ?