We were at a family Christmas party, and Erik was swinging Lyla holding her hands .... not roughly at all .. but suddenly she started crying and I was holding her and she kept going 'ouchie!' but then I gave her kisses and she said 'all ba' (all better) and was alright, but then we noticed every time she moved her arm she winced and cried, although she was still in a pretty cheerful mood aside from moving her arm....
So we took off to the after hours walk in clinic where we waited FOOORREVER. Lyla was in a decent mood. There were some other kids there that were entertaining her, but sometimes she would forget about her sore arm and try to wave with it, and then it was more 'ouchies.'
We finally hear Lyla's name called and we proceed to a room... the site of nurses was more upsetting to Lyla than her hurt arm but once they left (which they did, for a long time) we played and had fun in the doctor's room. Finally someone came in and told us that Lyla would need X-Rays on her arm.... more waiting. So then the x-rays. Not a fun experience for anyone. Lyla was crying and screaming, tears running down her face, snot bubbling out of her nose while we tried to hold her arm in various positions. I think she had to get 3 pictures, and at the end I told Lyla she was all done and she was still crying and started desperately yelling 'all done' through her tears... It was the saddest thing ever.
Then the nurse gave her 2 Dora stickers... :D!
So the dr came in and said they didn't see anything on the xrays and Lyla was moving her arm again. But she probably had a Nursemaid's Elbow, where the radial head gets dislocated or something, and then when we stretched it for the x-rays, it slipped back into place.
WHEW. long day. I think we were there about 2.75 hrs.
Anyway. As far as a first 'injury' is concerned, I think we had it pretty good! no blood, cast, sling, surgery.... I know Erik feels so, so, sooo bad about it. He probably wouldn't want me writing about in my blog...
Vah, poor Lyla! Looks like she took it better than you did, guys. :)
ReplyDeleteTell Erik not to feel bad -- these things happen (same exact accident happened to one of my husband's co-workers a few months ago) and all that matters is that everyone is OK at the end.
It's so great that she understands and says so much already!!! They grow too fast!