Well, we have entered into a new realm with Tyler. The "I can now say I've broken a bone" one. Yep, four years and 8 days old and one broken arm. The accident happened at a playground and it was the simplest of falls. No monkeying around - just slipped as he was climbing up, fell back and landed on his hand, which caused his humorous (the bone that connects elbow to shoulder) to break right above the elbow. OUCH!!! As soon as he got up, I knew something wasn't right. He wouldn't move his arm and he wasn't inconsolable. So, Mallory stayed with my mom (we were with her at her neighborhood playground) and I took him to CHOA Urgent Care. They were WONDERFUL there - so nice. He was such a trooper, despite being in so much pain. They took a couple of x-rays and confirmed that he had broken his arm. They put a splint on it for the night, and we were to call for an appointment the next day to go to an orthopedic specialist.
They sent us home with a cd that had his x-rays on it. Tyler thought this was so cool! (Me, too, quite frankly!) Here is a view of his elbow, where you can see the break.
This next picture is of Tyler at Children's Orthopedic Specialists of Atlanta. This is where they "set" his arm and applied the cast. We'll follow up with them from this point on. In this picture, he is about to have his splint removed and the cast put on. Before taking the picture, I asked him to point where it hurts. :(
I didn't get a chance to take a picture of his cast right after they applied it because that was a very very painful experience and he wasn't ready. I hope he never has to go through something like that, again! It was very hard for me to see.
So instead, I took a picture of him sound asleep on the way home. He was wiped out.
This happened on Thursday afternoon, so it has been three days now. He is doing pretty good. He is aware (as much as a 4 year old can be) of his limitations and that he has to take it easy. This is the hardest part. He has to wear the cast for 4 weeks. We'll go back next week to have a follow-up x-ray and make sure the cast is set correctly.
He has had a great weekend otherwise, and liked showing off his injury and cool blue cast to his friends. At least he can be proud and not ashamed! What a brave boy!
Here is a picture of his cast that runs from hand to shoulder.
I didn't get a chance to take a picture of his cast right after they applied it because that was a very very painful experience and he wasn't ready. I hope he never has to go through something like that, again! It was very hard for me to see.
So instead, I took a picture of him sound asleep on the way home. He was wiped out.
This happened on Thursday afternoon, so it has been three days now. He is doing pretty good. He is aware (as much as a 4 year old can be) of his limitations and that he has to take it easy. This is the hardest part. He has to wear the cast for 4 weeks. We'll go back next week to have a follow-up x-ray and make sure the cast is set correctly.
He has had a great weekend otherwise, and liked showing off his injury and cool blue cast to his friends. At least he can be proud and not ashamed! What a brave boy!
Here is a picture of his cast that runs from hand to shoulder.
