The trauma...

April 2, 2010 My first child breaking a bone.

 Here is the proof of Madie's elbow broke. You can see her elbow on the top swollen, bruised, and ugly looking.  After 5 days of her arm in a splint and sling she received her blue cast.  It only lasted for another 5 days because I wanted to have a second opinion.  From the regular orthopedic to the pediatrican Orthopedic we did not need surgery (which was music to my ears)! However, we forgot the x-rays so Madie got to have the blue cast taken off for another set of x-rays and she decided to have a green one be put on in place of the blue. I never did get a picture of that cast. She was a great patient and a real trooper! Her cast is off now but she still needs to take it easy for 2 more weeks. She still baby's her arm too which lets me know that it is not completely healed.

The same weekend my husband is hobbling around the house with his back in the brace and on crutches barely walking. This is actually a better picture of him.  The surgery date is set for May 11th to hopefully get him to feel his legs again and not be in so much pain.