On Sunday, K was outside running towards the soccer ball and tripped on the screw-in thingie for tying the dog to. She landed on her hand, but had a lot of pain in her forearm. Poor kid! I hate it when my kids are hurting! This is the same arm she broke her elbow on when she fell while ice skating just over 3 years ago. I took her in to the hospital right away, and the doctor said that yes, it was broken but it was a straight break. She got a half-cast, held in place with a tensor bandage. He wanted her to come back the next day to see the orthopedic surgeon in case it needed to be pinned. So, off we went, back to the hospital on Monday morning to see the orthopedic surgeon. He said it was not straight, but out about 17 degrees, and that she needed to go to the operating room to get it put back into place (it's called a closed reduction, meaning there is no incision). K didn't like to hear that news! I tried to assure her that she would be given medicine to put her into a deep sleep, and she wouldn't feel a thing, but it was hard for her to believe. We were put on the bottom of the OR list for the day, and since she had eaten breakfast (they told me to go ahead and let her have breakfast, since we didn't know when her appointment would be) she needed to wait until at least 4 p.m. anyway. It was a loooong day of sitting around in waiting rooms, trying to keep her comfortable and occupied enough to not think about food or going into the OR too much! At 5 p.m. it was her turn, and off she went. She was out by 5:45. When she woke up she said, "Is it over?". She said it felt like she went to sleep, turned her head, and woke up a second later, but she couldn't figure out why she was in a different place. The surgeon said it was not easy to get the bone back into place - it took a lot of force. She has a cast for 6-8 weeks, and is to see him again for a follow-up x-ray a few days from now. They had 5 unexpected OR cases that day, and we were the last to leave the outpatient surgery department. The nurse there was working her regular 12 hour shift - she was supposed to be done at 6:45 or 7:00. We didn't leave until 8:45, so I wonder what time she got to leave - what a long workday for her!
K is collecting autographs on her cast.
3 comments:
Get well soon K! I had a cast the same color when I was in 4th grade... but it was from slipping on ice and falling.
Is she left handed or right handed? My cast was on my writing hand (right hand for me) and it was hard to learn to write and do normal things after the cast came off. I loved the attention though. :)
Yes, K is right handed. She went to school today, and her best friend was so sweet to help her all day.
~r~
Awww poor kid. Well sign my name for her Ü
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