Yesterday was crazy. Over the weekend, Maggie fell and hurt her arm, but other than a red spot which faded after a few minutes, it looked fine. That night it started to really hurt her, so I wrapped it up and gave her some medicine, mostly just to placate her because you probably know how big of a deal even minor injuries can be to little kids. But the next day it started to swell, she wouldn't use it, and it was painful to the touch. Time to go to the doctor.
So the doctor said it was probably a something-or-other kind of break that kids get all the time, sent us for x-rays and prescribed a brace, which nobody had in stock. Finally went to Wal-Mart and picked up a grown-up's wrist stabilizer, long enough to go almost to her elbow but an adjustable width. I thought it would be a good temporary measure to protect her tiny arm at school, but it works so well, we might keep it long-term, if she doesn't need a cast. I don't think she will.
I wish we'd gotten the brace from the doctor herself, because as we were walking to the car after our appointment, Maggie tripped and fell on her bad arm. She cried all the way to the hospital for the x-rays, during the x-rays, and all the way home. It's an understatement to say I felt her pain. It's hard to go about your business when your child is hurting, even when that business is the only way to make it stop eventually. The promise of ice cream helped a little, and once she had a cone in her hand she smiled again.
I'll get the results from the x-ray back today.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Oh no! That poor child. I hope the second fall didn't injure her arm too much further than it already was.
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Poor Maggie! That's terrible. I've broken my arm -- twice -- so I know about how that sucks.
ReplyDeleteGive her all our support. We're thinking of her.
Oh nonono! Poor Maggie! Please give her a hug from me, and tell her I'm sending her all my good thoughts that she's all better soon.
ReplyDeleteIs it a greenstick fracture? How awesome that you found a brace that works! I bet you were a mess when it happened. Hugs to you too, mommy, I know it was probably pretty stressful for you as well.
@Fal--The actual moment of injury wasn't any worse than any other. She came crying, showed me the boo-boo, I kissed it and she went to play. It was a slow realization there was something else wrong. When she fell outside of the dr's office, that was a hard one.
ReplyDeleteThanks to all of you for the good wishes. We're still waiting on the stupid x-ray results, for crying out loud!
Poor baby. Keeping my fingers crossed that all is well.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Holly.
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