Last Sunday the 6th, Johnathan took all three girls to a birthday party at the roller skating rink in Beaumont. I had a photo shoot that afternoon which overlapped the party, therefore I stayed home. It was so nice having the house to myself! I took an extra long shower and actually enjoyed some time to myself where I didn't feel rushed or overwhelmed! Talk about refreshing! About an hour before I have to leave the house to meet with my clients, Johnathan texts me...Ashlyn fell....I think she broke her wrist.I'm not there...so I have to try to help johnathan make the decision to take her, or not take her tp the ER. I texted the girls mom who was hosting the party...and asked her for a moms opinion. She said she thought it was sprained and that she had seen Ashlyn moving it. So...after much debate and deciding he was going to go and then not a couple of times...they decided to come home and we would just watch it for a few days. He stopped on the way he and bought her a wrist brace and gave her Motrin when she got home.
I arrived home after dark and had her remove the brace. Her hand and arm were definitely swollen, she could move it but it definitely hurt her when she did.
The next day she had school so I had her wear her brace the whole day. She had soccer practice that night and did okay wearing her brace. The next day...she wore her brace the entire day at school but I had her take it off when she got home. Wednesday, she could wear her brace for PE and that was it. Thursday, we said no brace. That evening she had basketball practice. She cried the entire time...so johnathan took her to the minor care...and it was broken. They told us to call first thing the next morning to get it stabilized and in a cast. Meanwhile they put it in a splint. They said breaks over a week old can fuse together so it was critical to get her in asap. So first thing Friday morning...I called! The first available appointment was Monday morning...so we waited! This morning, johnathan took her in and she chose a lime green cast. It goes up past her elbow to prevent a twisting motion in her wrist. The actual bone she broke is the radius. I have to take her back in a week for another X-ray to make sure it is healing correctly. The doctor made it sound like she would only be in a cast for four weeks max!!!! I was expecting 6 so that's great news!!!
It will be a long time regardless and a major adjustment to Ash since it is her right hand and it is already itching her. The dr said not to put anything down there to try to scratch it...instead to give her benadryl. It's been just at twelve hours since she had it on and sheaves two doses of benadryl and a dose of Motrin!
I arrived home after dark and had her remove the brace. Her hand and arm were definitely swollen, she could move it but it definitely hurt her when she did.The next day she had school so I had her wear her brace the whole day. She had soccer practice that night and did okay wearing her brace. The next day...she wore her brace the entire day at school but I had her take it off when she got home. Wednesday, she could wear her brace for PE and that was it. Thursday, we said no brace. That evening she had basketball practice. She cried the entire time...so johnathan took her to the minor care...and it was broken. They told us to call first thing the next morning to get it stabilized and in a cast. Meanwhile they put it in a splint. They said breaks over a week old can fuse together so it was critical to get her in asap. So first thing Friday morning...I called! The first available appointment was Monday morning...so we waited! This morning, johnathan took her in and she chose a lime green cast. It goes up past her elbow to prevent a twisting motion in her wrist. The actual bone she broke is the radius. I have to take her back in a week for another X-ray to make sure it is healing correctly. The doctor made it sound like she would only be in a cast for four weeks max!!!! I was expecting 6 so that's great news!!!
It will be a long time regardless and a major adjustment to Ash since it is her right hand and it is already itching her. The dr said not to put anything down there to try to scratch it...instead to give her benadryl. It's been just at twelve hours since she had it on and sheaves two doses of benadryl and a dose of Motrin!
Below is a picture of her having her cast taken off. When we went in a week after she got the blue one on, she asked for them to give her a new one, since a part by her thumb was giving her a blister. She chose Green for her second cast, which is pictured above.
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