10 Years! Some how with 3 children, I have managed to make it a whole decade without having to go the emergency room. My lovely reign of peace ended on Wednesday afternoon.
Of course it would be my youngest that would
catapult me into the world of hospitals, casts, and inevitable medical bills. It was what we now call, THE LETHAL SNACK.
Poor Camden was sitting on a stool at the counter eating his afternoon snack of grapes and cheese crackers. He decided he needed a bit more leverage to reach his juice cup. He started to stand up, but instead went
tumbling down trying to catch his fall with his right arm.
You see what's coming here don't you. SNAP! followed by mom noticing a very
distinct difference in the look of his arm, a rush to pile the kids into the van, and a nerve racking drive through rush hour traffic to the emergency room.
diagnosis: RIGHT SUPRACONDYLAR HUMERUS FRACTURE
essentially, he broke his elbow, which an ER worker kindly told me was one of the most painful breaks you can have. I guess when you break the tip of your humerus bone off and all the other bones below it follow that break to the opposite side of you arm, YES! that probably does hurt.
Camden needed a Pediatric Orthopedic
Surgeon to fix him. So he was transported by ambulance from St.Vincents to
Doernbecher Childrens hospital. There we spent the night in this lovely room.
He was brought in for surgery the following morning at 7:30 for his
Closed reduction and Percutaneous pinning, followed by a
long arm cast placement. In
english, they twisted and pulled his bones back into place and then pinned them together, then put a cast on.
camden hasn't slept in a crib in a year, but he was content to stay in one now.
Post surgery snooze. We were released about 5 hours later and
carefully made our way home. much to our
surprise Camden was very much himself. Singing Thomas the train songs and pointing out every bridge and car. He wants to be out walking and playing and it has taken many snacks and movies and a great deal of convincing to get him to sit still for a while and just heal.
We hunt for crabs and starfish under sand and foot.
essentially, he broke his elbow, which an ER worker kindly told me was one of the most painful breaks you can have. I guess when you break the tip of your humerus bone off and all the other bones below it follow that break to the opposite side of you arm, YES! that probably does hurt.
He was brought in for surgery the following morning at 7:30 for his Closed reduction and Percutaneous pinning, followed by a long arm cast placement. In english, they twisted and pulled his bones back into place and then pinned them together, then put a cast on.
camden hasn't slept in a crib in a year, but he was content to stay in one now.
Post surgery snooze. We were released about 5 hours later and carefully made our way home. much to our surprise Camden was very much himself. Singing Thomas the train songs and pointing out every bridge and car. He wants to be out walking and playing and it has taken many snacks and movies and a great deal of convincing to get him to sit still for a while and just heal.
