Broken Arm

One of the last things I expected at 6:30pm on a Sunday night was to getting a phone call that my daughter broke her arm and is being taken to the hospital.  I know how I was with a sprained wrist in school and with a broken leg a few years ago, and I felt like my kids weren't old enough to go through this yet!  I'm not ready to go through this yet! 

While playing with her cousin at her Uncle's house, she tripped over a ball and put her hands down to break her fall.  In the process, the impact on her wrists "buckled" the large bone in her right wrist.  Urgent Care did x-rays and sent her home in a splint for her Pediatrician to make the call on whether in needs a cast or not.  The next day the Pedi referred us to an Ortho.  My mistake was going with that referral instead of going to the Ortho who worked on my leg. I did NOT like this doctor.  I was impressed that I could understand his English, but he lacked people skills, especially child skills.  Although his prognosis is better than I expected - 3 weeks in a brace/splint sure beats 6 weeks in a cast!  I did break Ellee's heart to hear that she couldn't play on the playground, and especially no monkey bars! 


The first week and a half break from soccer didn't bother her much, but now she's ready to get back out there and play!  She has done good about not kicking the ball in the house, but the other day she wanted to play so bad that she was kicking around in the kitchen!  Her break from soccer couldn't come at a worse time, she was doing so good and really getting into playing!