So, my son got his cast off yesterday and while this is very good news (no more taking a bath with a garbage bag) I didn't realize that we weren't done yet. I mean, nobody told me that even though the cast comes off, he won't be all better. In fact, I was very upset to learn that his FREEKIN' ARM IS STILL BROKEN!!!!
Um, yeah. Apparently when you break an arm as severely as his was, the bone doesn't heal for MONTHS. To make this better, while the arm is in a cast the break isn't necessarily healing, it's just that new bone grows around the fracture. Hmmmmmm. Couldn't someone have told me this?!?!
It seems to me an important point to know. He will be in a brace for 3 more weeks (but we can take it off) and he can't run or anything for 6 weeks, and even then he will have to be careful. I thought we were done with this.
My son always does a good job putting things in perspective for me. He told me this morning, without a hint of sadness "You know mom, I really thought we'd be done with all this after the cast came off." (and yes, he is 6 and really talks like that. We swear he is a 70 year old man at heart). Then he said "Well, that's ok - at least I can take a shower and sit in the sand at recess."
I love that kid!
Oh that must have been hard for him to have had a cast so long. Don't you feel so badly when they need stitches/casts/etc? I'd do anything to take the pain myself.
Posted by: Michelle | October 03, 2006 at 09:18 PM