Relief comes in many colors
Monday, August 24, 2009 at 9:20PM Done with doctors appointment. 4 more weeks with the new cast and it comes off on 21st September.
They believe that the wrist is severely sprained but will heal by itself and no additional surgery will be required!
We were all very relieved to hear that.
The kids wanted a pink cast. That would have been a big distraction wherever daddy went. So we settled for florescent orange...a color that goes well with the badge and it is approved by Jr. and the little one.
The kids have been mentally prepared to handle fractures and surgery, thanks to this experience. They know that at the end of all this, everything will be okay.
A smile, after recasting. Still have to be on the drowsy painkillers for another week though..and very much dependent on others for lots of everyday things, so it is going to an interesting day tomorrow!
WARNING: LAST PHOTO AND VIDEO MAY NOT BE GOOD FOR ALL KIDS WHO HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE WITH THEIR SHARE OF BEING PSYCHED..
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Finally did end up with the long cast, which is surprisingly very light weight. Technology is amazing!
A big thanks to El Camino Medical and their entire staff for treating us nicely.
This will be the last post on the broken arm. Have seen San go through this stapling twice, but this is the first time in my life I have had
a. a fracture
b. open surgery
c. staples and staple removal
and being a kid at heart, beat it to death.
Regular blog posting on more interesting, funny and amusing topics will resume ....
ps. Have joined DPS Forum and am really thrilled with that!
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