Sofie has a fractured leg. She was going down the slide with her big sister (we've had house guests, hence no recent posts, will update soon). Her shoe got caught on the slide and her foot stayed put while the rest of her body kept going down the slide. Her leg bent behind her and Marc heard a pop. She wouldn't walk or put any pressure on her leg afterwards. We called the pediatrician who recommended we take her to the ER. A few x-rays later, they are pretty sure it is fractured near the growth plate, down by the knee. Apparently, it's pretty hard to read x-rays for kids this small since they are still mostly cartilage. So, she got a splint to immobilize her leg and we are headed to the orthopedist tomorrow. I will update more once I know more...and better pictures too.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Our First ER Visit
Sofie has a fractured leg. She was going down the slide with her big sister (we've had house guests, hence no recent posts, will update soon). Her shoe got caught on the slide and her foot stayed put while the rest of her body kept going down the slide. Her leg bent behind her and Marc heard a pop. She wouldn't walk or put any pressure on her leg afterwards. We called the pediatrician who recommended we take her to the ER. A few x-rays later, they are pretty sure it is fractured near the growth plate, down by the knee. Apparently, it's pretty hard to read x-rays for kids this small since they are still mostly cartilage. So, she got a splint to immobilize her leg and we are headed to the orthopedist tomorrow. I will update more once I know more...and better pictures too.
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7 comments:
Oh no! Poor baby girl! I hope she is dealing with everyone and that YOU are doing ok. Will be thinking of you.
Poor baby! I hope she's feeling ok and you're hanging in there.
Poor little Sophie!! I bet that hurt her a lot and scared you even more! Let us know how she is doing.
Aunt Barbie
Oh NO! I hope that she does ok.
The cast is cute though. :-)
Hearts!
saw your post on the other blog first...poor sweet girl! she doesn't look phased in the pic, though :-)
(((hugs!)))
Oh no! She's looks cute in the picture though with her leg all wrapped up. I hope everyone is doing ok. We're thinking of you.
What a brave girl! She seems to have taken it pretty well.
Will be looking for updates. i hope she heals quickly!
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