So that happened...

As a mom of a boy, I expect a lot; a lot of injuries, a lot of sweat, a lot of stink, a lot of imagination, just alot of everything. But I did not ever expect to come home to my sons arm angling up like a ramp. I pulled into the driveway at home on Thursday to Brady sitting inside the garage on the phone, I thought "hmm, his face looks weird", then I looked at his arm and he brought me the phone and said "talk to the 911 operator". I'm sorry, what? "Hello ma'am, the ambulance is on it's way". Apparently this is what happens when you are skateboarding and fall off catching yourself on your arm.

I cannot believe how brave he is and has been. He was not screaming, not crying, just very calmly asking me "if this was normal" on the way to the hospital. We got to Children's North Campus and they were so fast to take care of him. They had him on the splint above and pumping meds into him within minutes. I just kept hearing them say "we have a deformed arm" over and over again. After stabilizing him and getting his pain under control, they took him into X-ray to see how bad it was.


After talking with the orthopedic surgeon, they decided to manually manipulate it and get it back into place if they could. Luckily, they put him under and did what they needed to to make his arm "un-deformed". He did awesome during the procedure however didn't do so well coming out of anesthesia. He couldn't stop throwing up and they ended up keeping him overnight because he couldn't keep any pain meds down. They let us go home 1st thing Friday morning and he has been home resting all weekend. He has to keep his arm elevated and take it easy for three days to try and keep the swelling down.

We will go back tomorrow morning to get more x-rays done to make sure the set is doing what it's supposed to be doing so he won't have to have surgery (plates and screws, boo). He should have this cast on until tomorrow, get another one, and then another one (only to the elbow in 3-4 weeks) for a total of about 7-8 weeks of casts and recovery. Seems like a long road for him. He is doing great though, getting more independent every day.


Here is his awesome pink cast, pink in honor of breast cancer awareness month (his idea, cute, huh?). We shall see what color he picks tomorrow...

We will keep you updated on his progress, keep the good thoughts coming his way. He is already bored and driving himself (and us) crazy. :) A big thank you to everyone that has brought him treats and gifts to occupy his time, we really appreciate your love and thoughtfulness. A BIG special thank you to Grandma/Mom for taking such good care of US! Love you.