Whew! One thing to cross off the list!
We saw the ortho this afternoon. The ortho's P.A. is a good friend & he came out to the waiting area before we ever went back & told me he had already looked at the Xray. He said the break was sooo tiny that he wasn't sure if the doc would even do a cast or anything. He asked if Andrew was in pain (not at all) or if he seemed to be slowed down by it (no). When we went into the exam room, he took off the splint & poked & pushed & bent his arm all different directions, with no response from Andrew. The doc came in & did the same thing.
We decided that either the break is extremely TINY & doesn't need any treatment or it's just bruised inside & we were seeing a growth plate on the Xray. Not sure which it is, but either way, we don't need a cast, splint or anything else! Yahoo!
Andrew is a little disappointed that he couldn't get a cast for all his friends to sign.....but excited that this means he won't have to miss the birthday party at the lake on Saturday!
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Those growth plates are confusing little things :) We thought Brittany had broken her arm too and doctor said the same thing about the growth plate..and after a week of a sling she was using it again.. She was so disappointed not to get a pink cast.. Told her it would be hot summer with one on :)
Sandy
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