Oh the joys of broken bones

So my little guy broke his leg, he was in a splint for my last update. Now he has a cast.

Before I get into his cast let me tell you a lesson I learned. I should have known this. Really, I should have. I wanted to trust the emergency process given this is an injury that needs attention.

When I was discharged with E (Prince) his discharge papers told me the referral was to take him to Children's Hospital for his plaster cast. Those papers were to be faxed to his pediatricians office. Why else would they need to know who his ped is? Well I call and make the appointment. They day of the appointment they office calls and asks me for a authorization number. That right there tells me none of the above was done... I call everyone and there is not one person to help me. No one answers. 

I panic

I wanted him to go to Children's because I did not have good luck at the Naval Hospital myself as a kid. Plus, I want kid docs working with him. No such luck at this point. He was unwrapping the splint. He wanted it off! 

So, I called the Naval Hospital and they got him in. 

I was really nervous because he doesn't do well with people touching him. I took all his thigs with him that keep him calm. Including headphones. (post to come about that) I have to say, he did really good. He spaced a few times, that is better then screaming. He did good though. He made me proud. 

So, how is he?

I was told that he will have a full leg cast for 3 weeks and should not walk on it. After those 3 weeks he will have a half leg that he CAN walk on. 

E has what they call a Toddler's Fracture, this is something he will recover from. I asked a lot of questions, probably some stupid ones, I left there feeling much better. Most of all I left there with his cast! 

Even though E is not supposed to walk on the cast, he is. He is getting around just fine. He crawls, scoots or walks. He is doing really good.The only complaint that he has is taking a bath. 

This mom made it happen!

See, E loves his water. Loves his bath. It really relaxes him if something is wrong. Especially if he is having a major melt down. It helps him get out of it a bit faster, calmer. Many people told me about the trash bag thing. I was not for it. I was to worried that water would get in and we would have to go back to the hospital. Someone mentioned to me something called Dry Pro. This was a tad bit expensive. Way more then a trashbag. I feel much better then the thought of even using a trashbag. 

The feeling of this is like rubber. It is rubber. It is a bit tight on his upper thigh but I believe it needs to be so that there is a seal, there is a pump to get out all the air. Amazing I tell ya! 

 

This was before I pumped out the air. It is a half size for an adult but a full size for a kiddo. 

 

After the air was pumped out. There is a bulb type pump that just get the air out. Feels a bit like the end of a turkey baster. 

 

There you have it! 

After his bath, E informed me that it he was "Having a happy day" 

There you have it! Our update on the broken leg!