Meimei got casted this afternoon and will gimp around with it for the next month. It's mid-thigh down to her toes in a "leg bent" position so she can crawl - and so she can't walk. She definitely has a spiral fracture of the tibia. It's a weight-bearing bone, so they want her off it.The doctor didn't make it sound like the break could only be the result of horrific abuse - he asked us point blank if we were worried about our daycare and dropped it when we said "no". He seemed fine with, "we don't know how it happened, but she's stubborn as hell and we're not surprised."
Meimei actually laid still and quiet while the cast was put on, which if she did that normally, probably would have prevented this entire issue. All jokes aside, she did really well. You will notice, however, the abundance of stickers on her arms and legs. Bribery is never wrong.
The splint she was in over the weekend, however, left a very black, ugly sore on the back of her heel - like a bedsore. No wonder the poor girl couldn't sleep. It was starting to look better already by the time they put the cast on, which they padded REALLY well, and said it would heal up on it's own before the cast came off.
Once again, much crying and screaming for the x-ray, but the cast was clearly away from her skin, so we're comfortable that she's comfortable. She seems more comfortable. She's sleeping better and is quickly getting used to it.
I feel much better now.
7 comments:
I'm so glad you two are feeling better. And yay for holding still while the cast was put on! Bribes during medical procedures are GOOD!
She's looking very much the fashionable girly-girl with her pink cast. And yay for it being warm enough you can do skirts and dresses for ease of putting on!
But, you know, those little toes sticking out NEED some hot pink polish to match the cast... *grin*
Yay I am glad to hear she is sleeping better and is more comfortable! (How is she still so stinkin cute?!?)
AKJ: Meimei really is absurdly photogenic, isn't she?
Hooray for the resilience of toddlers.
coming in to this late, but glad to hear the end result of easily getting a cast on! Love the color too. totally agree with MH that she needs nail polish now.
BTW- you're kid is way too cute.
Huh, it's not showing me the picture. Ah, well.
In my family, her new nickname would already be "The Gimp."
Yay for a remarkably cooperative toddler (AND bribery)! I'm sure she will heal well. On the bright side, at least she waited until it was fairly warm out to break her leg so you wouldn't have to woory about those adorable littel toes freezing. I do think that nail polish would look fabulous.
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