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Two Nurses greeted me by the door and soon a Dr. began introducing himself. X-ray and blood test was performed to rule out any broken bones. With a little smile on the doctors face, he reported some good news, except for one problem. I may have an Orbital fracture. Maybe? What does he mean, maybe? X-rays were required again after the swelling goes down to confirm the actual injury. Overall, the whole family was relieved by the news of no major organ being involved. However, there was still no relief on my end as the pain to face and now my eye was so bad. Holding tightly to my mom’s hands, the final step to my ER visit ended with a tormenting scrubbing and irrigating of the lacerations and road rash, with some areas hurting more than

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