How in the world did Emilynn manage to break her arm? Sigh.....It was such a simple thing. The very day school let out, she decided to climb on the doorway playhouse that we have. She told some other people (but not us) that she was pretending the playhouse was on fire, and she had to jump off the roof. ?? Anyway, she fell and landed with her wrist bending back behind her.
She came to me crying, and right away something looked "off". Literally. Her arm started in one direction, then jetted out to the side. It also had a weird "U" shape in it.
Dustin was in another room, so I was calling for him. Meanwhile my mom called to tell me that she wasn't going to be able to help me clean on Tuesday like we had planned because Hunter had broken his pinkie at school and had to go to an orthopedic doctor the next day.
I told her I may be headed their way (they were at KidMed) because Emilynn had just hurt her arm.
Dustin checked it out and we both agreed she needed an x-ray. Emmy and I loaded up and headed to KidMed. We stopped at a McDonald's and picked up Poppy from Amanda. He headed back to KidMed for the second time in just a few hours.
We got there and got all checked in, and they took the xrays. I honestly thought maybe it was just sprained badly or something.
The nurse practitioner quickly came back in and said it was broken in two places, and we needed to be at the pediatric orthopedist's office at 7:45 a.m. the next morning, prepared to have surgery to fix the breaks. They then put a little temporary cast on her arm and gave us orders not to eat or drink after midnight, and off we went. I spent the ride home trying to figure out babysitters for the boys for the next morning, although most people were asleep at this point since it was 11:30 p.m.
We got everything straight and dropped Poppy off, and got home around 12:30 p.m. I think I slept about 3 hours that night, cause I was afraid I'd oversleep and we needed to be up by 5 a.m. to leave by 6 a.m.
Emilynn, I have to say, was in great spirits through everything. She has a high pain tolerance, and a positive attitude, so she was a happy girl.
We walked into the dr.'s office and even though the receptionists weren't expecting us, they were so kind and helpful and great with Emilynn.
We then headed to the hospital to check in with the surgical waiting folks. We didn't have to wait too long before we were taken to a pediatric surgical waiting area, which had color books, crayons, books, and t.v. You know t.v. is a luxury for my kids these days! It was nice and kept us occupied.
Of course we met all the pre-surgery people- anesthesia nurse, anesthesiologist, and the doctor performing the surgery. Then, it was time for her to go. She popped right up and went with the anesthesia nurse. I had to ask her could we please have a hug & kiss! The stinker.
She was so brave walking down the hall hand in hand with the nurse.
We headed out to get our pager and wait some more. Does anyone else find it bizarre you get a restaurant style pager now at hospitals?
Anyway, Dustin wanted to get her a treat from the gift shop, so we did that and then a volunteer came to get us and said the doctor was on the phone. I freaked because it had not been long at all. He was just calling to reassure us that everything went well and it was done! Awesome. We then waited a bit before we got to go see her in recovery. She came to with a huge smile on her face and was doing great. She chose a purple cast, and got a sling like Poppy had with his recent surgery. She had a popsicle and then we loaded her in a wheelchair and headed for home. She wasn't supposed to eat much since she had the anesthesia, but she ate applesauce, 4 chick-fil-a nuggets, a handful of fries, and sweet tea. She was hungry! She kept all of that down, then had some pizza for dinner. I guess she was making up for her fasting time!
As far as her pain goes, she has been in some pain, but not too bad. She has been great about telling me when she's in pain so I can give her meds, and I've been giving her something before bed so she can sleep well, which she has. We all have!
It's been a whirlwind couple of days, that's for sure!
She has been having fun soaking up all the attention from everyone-and collecting signatures on her cast. This has definitely changed the summer plans for a few weeks anyway, as she can't get it wet, or get sand or anything in it. Also, I don't think it's a good idea to do anything too rambunctious, so their Monkey Joe's trip is definitely postponed. I guess we will work on the more calm items on their summer bucket list!
We go back next week for a follow up, then again in 3 weeks for a new cast that will be waterproof! Wahoo!! I have no idea how long she will wear it after that. I do feel sorry for her because the cast is above her elbow, so she can't straighten her arm. I feel like that could get annoying after a while.
We will see.
As far as cousin Hunter goes, he broke his pinky playing kickball at school. They didn't call my sister or anything, they just found out when they picked him up that he was hurt. His orthopedist, a totally different doctor, decided he needed surgery as well. He had his surgery yesterday, to reset his finger. He is in a soft, wrap type cast. They are "broken bone buddies", although he was not as happy as Emilynn yesterday when we saw him. I hope he will be happier in the next few days! It is cute because they've been talking on the phone "comparing war stories" I suppose and giving advice to each other. Emilynn told him to be sure to ask for a red popsicle when he woke up from surgery!
Who would believe they would both break stuff on the very same day, and both have surgery??? It's a strange turn of events, that's for sure!
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