Dx: Fractured
Don't let Mr. Serious fool you. He's feeling fine. As fine as you can be with a broken arm. He says his arm doesn't hurt right now, and he using it to scroll around on some computer games as I type.
Interesting tidbit: attached to his broken arm is his beloved sucking thumb. With the right cast, we may have stumbled upon a thumb-sucking intervention program. (Is that mean?)
I do, really, feel bad that his arm has been broken for three days. But even the doctor was shocked at Seth's lack of pain...or his super-hero level of pain tolerance. Not sure which. He was laughing and smiling and teasing. I can't hang on to guilt too tightly.
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In the ER world what really frightened us was parents who ran in every time their kid fell, within minutes and wanted an x-ray. They refused to just watch and wait they literally demanded x-rays. The radiation from all those x-rays can add up in one child and really increase their risk of cancer. I would try to explain this to no avail. It's a lawsuit society. One boy, around Seth's age had 14 x-rays in one year. That is a huge risk. I felt bad for him and his future.
Kudos to you for watching and waiting. Obviously he didn't mind. I am sure he will be getting oodles of attention over his cast to make up for it!
Please Sign all of our names in abstentia :)
It could work. Annabelle wore princess Band-Aids on her thumbs all summer to kick her habit. (she was an ambidextrous thumb sucker.) (( yes, I did change the Band-Aids every day )) She is now thumb free and anxiously awaiting her trip to Imagine That toy and education center to pick out her prize.
I hope his arm heals quickly and without complication.
Good thing it's in the fall/winter so he doesn't have to be out of swimming. Wait. Do you swim all year 'round there?
okay, I'm done. Love you lots.
Give that sweet boy a big hug from me and tell him I love him!
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