Whereneverever Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 She fell while playing with my middle two (3 and almost 6) about a week ago. She's having a birthday soon and will be nine. She said her wrist hurt so I iced it and put a splint on it and then she was fine. Tonight she climbed her closet and pulled her suitcase down with that wrist and started sobbing and came and got me. It had a big bump! I freaked out and called my husband and had him come home to take her in to the ER for X-rays. I think it might be broken. I feel horrible I didn't take her in when it first happened, but they get bumps all the time and I've never had it not go away before. Why didn't it hurt at all between the initial care and tonight? Is it totally going to be messed up because of the lag time between the original injury and her going in? :( :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Don't beat yourself up! It might be 2 separate injuries. I hope it's really minor and she's back home soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaffodilDreams Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Sometimes it's hard to tell, so try not to feel bad. Dd had a broken wrist for a day before she complained enough to check it out. Dh had a broken elbow for three days when he was a kid before he got checked. We can't see inside their bodies and we can't feel their pain, so sometimes we just don't know until they give us something to go on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Hope it's nothing too serious and that your DD feels better soon! :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whereneverever Posted March 18, 2013 Author Share Posted March 18, 2013 I didn't even think of it being two injuries. Poor kid. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I hope it turns out to just be a bad sprain or something! :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I hope she is back and fine soon. Poor babe. Poor Mom! :grouphug: FWIW, I broke my arm clowning around when I was six, and my primary memory of it is that afterward I got a WHOLE shake of my own from McDonalds - I didn't have to share it with my brother! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whereneverever Posted March 18, 2013 Author Share Posted March 18, 2013 I hope she is back and fine soon. Poor babe. Poor Mom! :grouphug: FWIW, I broke my arm clowning around when I was six, and my primary memory of it is that afterward I got a WHOLE shake of my own from McDonalds - I didn't have to share it with my brother! I just texted DH that idea, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaners Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 My sister broke her thumb by slipping on our hardwood floors and catching herself on the seat of the loveseat. She never hit the floor, and barely cried. It was about that long before anyone knew she broke it. She's fine now. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex-bex Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 These injuries can be hard to diagnose! I've heard plenty of stories of broken bones that went days/weeks before getting checked! Hope she's a-ok! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whereneverever Posted March 18, 2013 Author Share Posted March 18, 2013 Ok, DH just texted me that it's a hairline fracture and they splinted it. We need to see an orthopedist sometime this week, but it looks like she will be ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Thanks for the update -- I'm glad to hear it's nothing serious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whereneverever Posted March 18, 2013 Author Share Posted March 18, 2013 Me, too, I've been sitting here freaking out. She and DH are getting ice cream. I'm going to spoil her tomorrow. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaffodilDreams Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Glad she'll be fine and is enjoying her ice cream! : ) If she ends up being put in a cast, ask about waterproofing it. We had to pay out of pocket for that option, but it was worth it and it seems like it wasn't terribly expensive. Dd was even able to swim in it, but I wanted it for bath reasons. Bathing/showering ended up being a breeze - not at all the nightmare I feared. We didn't have to take any special precautions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 The orthopedist may cast her to stop any chance of her injuring it worse. You know maybe climbing her closet or something. It did't hurt once splinted the first time because all was in alignment but it isn't as strong as a well bone. These are common injuries. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whereneverever Posted March 18, 2013 Author Share Posted March 18, 2013 The orthopedist may cast her to stop any chance of her injuring it worse. You know maybe climbing her closet or something. It did't hurt once splinted the first time because all was in alignment but it isn't as strong as a well bone. These are common injuries. :grouphug: I still can't believe she was climbing her closet. Ugh! Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda in VT Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Glad she'll be fine and is enjoying her ice cream! : ) If she ends up being put in a cast, ask about waterproofing it. We had to pay out of pocket for that option, but it was worth it and it seems like it wasn't terribly expensive. Dd was even able to swim in it, but I wanted it for bath reasons. Bathing/showering ended up being a breeze - not at all the nightmare I feared. We didn't have to take any special precautions. What I like even better than the waterproof casts are the removable splints. The kind my son had locked with a key that I kept on me, so he couldn't remove it, but I could take it off for showers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewingmama Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 My 3yo broke his collarbone and even though we took him in that day the doctor said it wasn't broken. A week later we took him back and they xrayed it and it was a big break. Even doctors can miss it. Doctor told me that after a day or two the pain often disappears in children because the bone starts to knit really quickly. My DS only complained a little when I dressed him and only for three days. He even played at the park without a problem. We took him back because his shoulder developed a lump not because of pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 My 3yo broke his collarbone and even though we took him in that day the doctor said it wasn't broken. A week later we took him back and they xrayed it and it was a big break. Even doctors can miss it. Doctor told me that after a day or two the pain often disappears in children because the bone starts to knit really quickly. My DS only complained a little when I dressed him and only for three days. He even played at the park without a problem. We took him back because his shoulder developed a lump not because of pain. Not being able to see a break until a week later is common in children. IIRC, you are actually seeing the healing, not the break. Now when DS's good friend broke his collarbone after a check in hockey...and the bone shifted and was making a lump under his skin...yeah, no one missed that. That poor boy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Glad your DD is going to be okay. I have to be the absolute worst when it comes to misidentified breaks in children. When DD was three, she fell and broke her collarbone. I didn't realize it for three days! Sometimes she would say it hurt, then she'd go off and play like nothing was wrong. When she couldn't raise her arms over her head by day three, we took her in. Yep, fracture. *sigh* THEN, (yep, there's a second time!) when DD was about 8, she smacked her foot falling off the balance beam at gym one day. We took her for an x-ray, but the doc said she was fine. A few weeks later, she fell again (same skill on the beam) and smacked the same foot. We didn't take her in because we thought it was just a repeat of the same thing. Well, she goes on to train for another three weeks with intermittent pain. She actually even competed in a meet! When the foot still didn't seem better, we took her to a sports med doc. Turns out she'd chipped the bone in the top of her foot! And she had trained and competed for a month like that! Ugh. I felt horrible. So, don't feel bad. At least you didn't let your kid to that to herself. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whereneverever Posted March 18, 2013 Author Share Posted March 18, 2013 You guys are really making me feel better. <3 Any tips to stop her from accidentally banging it on EVERYTHING? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 You guys are really making me feel better. <3 Any tips to stop her from accidentally banging it on EVERYTHING? LOL... nope! DD walks into everything! We used to joke that if we lined the house with balance beams, she'd do much better. Somehow walking on the floor is harder for her. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 When DD broke her arm last summer on Saturday afternoon, I didn't take her in until Monday afternoon. She didn't want to go see anyone, but I finally forced her on Monday, just to be sure everything was alright. Broken. BOTH bones. I felt like such a horrible parent for not taking her in on Saturday when it happened. However, in my "travels" throughout internet forums, it seems to be more common than not that kids walk around with fractures for 48 hours to a week before parents take them in. You are not alone. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whereneverever Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 All the comments about other people not going in really help! I was feeling so guilty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyThreeSons Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Years ago, youngest ds fell on a playground and broke both bones in his forearm. His arm was literally in an "S" curve between the elbow and wrist. A quick glance and you knew it was badly broken. We went straight to the ER, where they splinted it, and referred us to an orthopedic surgeon. He broke it on Thursday afternoon, and the referral was for Monday. I was horrified, and called our family doctor, who said that was fine. The funny thing is that ds (only 8yo) didn't shed a tear or complain until Monday morning, when the surgeon told him he would need surgery that afternoon to set it. The tears were because he wouldn't be allowed anything to eat or drink until after the surgery, LOL. BTW -- if it's a hairline fracture, what was the big lump you saw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whereneverever Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 Years ago, youngest ds fell on a playground and broke both bones in his forearm. His arm was literally in an "S" curve between the elbow and wrist. A quick glance and you knew it was badly broken. We went straight to the ER, where they splinted it, and referred us to an orthopedic surgeon. He broke it on Thursday afternoon, and the referral was for Monday. I was horrified, and called our family doctor, who said that was fine. The funny thing is that ds (only 8yo) didn't shed a tear or complain until Monday morning, when the surgeon told him he would need surgery that afternoon to set it. The tears were because he wouldn't be allowed anything to eat or drink until after the surgery, LOL. BTW -- if it's a hairline fracture, what was the big lump you saw? Apparently swelling from her agitating it by scaling her closet. I think I would seriously flip if I saw an arm like that! Is he ok now?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyThreeSons Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Apparently swelling from her agitating it by scaling her closet. I think I would seriously flip if I saw an arm like that! Is he ok now?? Oh, yeah. No problems at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whereneverever Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 Could you see my cringe from there? Ouch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raceNzanesmom Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Ok, DH just texted me that it's a hairline fracture and they splinted it. We need to see an orthopedist sometime this week, but it looks like she will be ok. Glad it isn't "too" major. ((hugs)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphus Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Aw, glad she is ok! My youngest broke a finger in the mcdonalds play land, , didn't realize til the next day and it was swollen. Terribly. Broke a toenrunning into the coffee table, played soccer for 2 weeks after, finally went in and and yep, clean break, toe totally disconnected from the foot. Both instances should have hurt enough for us to realize, but some kids just feel pain differently i guess! Same kid hit his hand doing an aerial cartwheel, I took him in for x rays...clear. Next day, swollen, x ray...broken hand. So even taking them in right away doesn't guarantee a correct diagnosis. So basically what I'm saying is if you have Danger Prone Daphne for am child like I do, just do the best you can, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeninok Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Not being able to see a break until a week later is common in children. IIRC, you are actually seeing the healing, not the break. Now when DS's good friend broke his collarbone after a check in hockey...and the bone shifted and was making a lump under his skin...yeah, no one missed that. That poor boy... This happened to my husband a few years ago at work, It is forever lumpy, I guess the shoulder is designed to do this, and he is all healed. It totally freaked me out for months! Back on topic, a few weeks ago DS fell down the neighbors porch stairs, it was only 3 stairs, and he just slid down on his bottom. He did smack his tailbone though and had a red line on his cheek. I had just done the same thing in December, but I am old and it was a flight of stairs! I knew he was okay, but sore because tailbone stuff hurts, and that even had he cracked his tailbone a little, they wouldn't do anything but make him rest. I gave him some Advil, a heated rice bag and just told him to give a day or two. I could also tell by the way he was moving that he was just sore, it wasn't true acute injury pain. Then our very active crazy dog whimpered while walking across the room, which made us all stop and watch her. A few minutes later she stood up and let out a screamy yelp and laid right back down. We loaded her up immediately and took her to the E-vet. About halfway there my panic subsided and I totally felt like mother of the year. :leaving: :svengo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lailasmum Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 A few years ago my sister was having problems with pain in her left foot. She went to the doctors multiple times over a couple of years, tried special insoles for shoes and changing her shoes all together thinking they were the problem. Doctors never thought to look beyond pain caused by footwear. Then one day about a year ago a piece of bone about an inch long pierced its way out between her toes leaving a little hole and she has had no pain since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 I am with Margaret in Co I now only go to an orthopedist to diagnose breaks. The way orthopedists do it is feel where it hurts, take an xray and then compare the xray with the area that hurts. The way ERs and pediatricians do it is that they rely on radiologists to read the xrays. But the radiologist is reading many and he doesn't have the person there to compare the xray to the actual problem. That is why many fractures are missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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