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[quote=Anonymous]When I was in college (many years ago), at the very end of term I passed out from dehydration, fell and ended up fracturing my jaw. The crappy medical center in my college town thought it was no big deal, told me to eat soft food and it would heal up on its own.  I was supposed to stay on a few days past term to go to a wedding. At a certain point I felt horrible, my fever spiked really high and I called my parents, across the country.  Somehow I flew home the next day (my parents changed my ticket maybe got a car to take me to airport.... I dont remember this), met me at the airport,took me straight to an oral surgeon they knew (even though it was sunday), x-rayed, sent to hospital and put on IV antibiotics that night and I think I had jaw surgery the next day and spent most of the summer with my jaw wired shut (instead of on a language and culture program in italy, which had been the plan). at any rate, I was a capable adult, but the medical care wasn't great there (obviously) and if my parents hadn't stepped in to help I am not sure what would have happened. Of course, this was long before cell phones so communicating and updating was harder.

OP, hope your son gets better soon. [/quote]

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