Last Wednesday Patrick fell down in the kitchen. The combination of linoleum, his feet in socks and his excellent coordination (not) did him in. He was attempting to kick one of his sisters toys out of his way. Well, when he fell he injured his left wrist. We iced it for a while that evening before his play rehearsal and gave him some pain medication before bed.
The next day it was still a little swollen. We sent him to school with a note to get him out of PE if it was hurting too bad. When he got home, both Kirsten and I called from work to see how he was doing. We figured if it was still bad, he needed to see a doctor. Anyway, he told us that his arm was OK and that he had participated in PE also. OK, cool, no problem.
After work, I picked up the girls from daycare and called to ask him to open a couple cans of ravioli and a can of corn to heat for the kids dinner. We only have 20 minutes for dinner before we have to leave for his play rehearsal. So I get home to find my son sitting on the floor trying to hold the can with his feet and open it with one hand while tears are streaming down his face. It turns out the his arm is OK as long as he doesn't move it. Also, PE was badmitton which only requires the use of one arm.
OK, so we made an appointment for him to see a doctor the next day. This was a bit of an adventure, seeing as how our insurance has just changed. You have to figure out who is one of the "providers" for you insurance, then determine which of them are excepting new patients, then determine if they have any openings. We finally settled on a single doctor practice next door to our girls daycare. The front staff seemed very nice, he seemed have all the proper credentials and they worked with us to try and get Patrick in at a good time.
Well, the doctor is really nice and very laid back. He likes to be called Ron and not doctor. He told Kirsten that he could save her some money if she would X-Ray Patrick's arm at her Vet Clinic, then she could bring that back and he would interpret them for us. He seemed somewhat surprised that she had not done this already. It seemed a little weird to us, but that is what we did. We are not even sure if it is completely legal!
Anyway, after all of that, it turns out the Patrick has a "Buckle Fracture" in the larger of the two bones in his left forearm, close to his wrist. He only needs to wear his splint for two weeks to keep his wrist immobile and everything should be fine. Also, he take it off for the play.
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