Purple please
Today we went out to our friends house to meet up and ride together to a pottery sale. Nolan wanted to play their bells naturally which Ronan took him to do for a few minutes before we left. On the way down the steps to leave Ronan slipped and fell landing on his tailbone and middle back and also Nolan’s right leg. At first Nolan seemed okay if really scared by the fall but after 20 minutes he still wouldn’t put any weight on his leg. We decided to skip the trip and booked it to the Pediatricians office (walk-in hours on Sat. are till 11:30, we left the house at 10:50) where they sent us to the ambulatory care center (which closes at Noon on Sat). There they x-rayed his leg and found he had fractured his tibia, a common fracture for kids his age. His break was clean and should heal with no problems in the future.
He was amazing through the whole process only crying a bit when they turned him on his side for the x-ray and when the cast was first put on because apparently it gets quite warm which startled him rather than hurt.
Nolan now has a purple cast all the way up to mid-thigh which will remain on for at least three weeks. He isn’t supposed to put weight on it for this first week which was easy enough today but as the pain fades (not to mention the cabin fever setting in) I think will be a challenge to say the least. Right now he is sleeping comfortably thanks to a dose of Motrin and an exhausting day. Hopefully tomorrow will be day one of a quick recovery.
We aren’t sure how Ronan is going to feel tomorrow. He has been in pain today, has an ugly bruise on his back and a bruised tailbone, but has been moving around rather well. He has a studio sale coming up this weekend so we are hoping he will not stiffen up too much tonight. No rest for the weary!
Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 3:57 am
Is the purple cast to match the bruise on Ronan’s back? Hopefully the tailbone wasn’t hurt too badly or someone will have to learn how to throw standing up…I love that you have had positive experiences with the health care system. Sign the cast for me.
Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 2:52 pm
Hey!
At least this is a really basic, common health care experience. No neo-natal or some such specialist involved! Progress!
Love from Seattle.
-jason