Yesterday we went back to Alberta Children's Hospital to get Elijah's leg looked at again. Since they don't have enough ortho doctors or ortho techs, they have no ortho clinic and the only way you can get your child in to see an ortho doctor and tech is to go through Emergency. The wait yesterday almost killed me. But on the up side, we got to indulge in some sweet potato fries that I have been wanting to try, but the last 3 times that we've been at ACH they had not had the option of fries available. Delish! *smack*
The tech sawed Elijah's cast off and he went for another x-ray. He had to have another cast put on. This time, Elijah chose the flourescent green color. And this time, the cast is below his knee instead of above his knee. He has to have it on for another 2 weeks. I'm totally bummed that he will have a cast on for his 3rd birthday.
I was able to peek at my son's x-rays. He has beautiful bones. It has me so amazed that a person grows from an itty bitty 2-celled being into a breathing, fully formed child, bones and all. There is a little grey shadowy line on his tibia that shows where the fracture is. It is tiny. A "toddler's" fracture, as the orthopedic doc said.
The tech sawed Elijah's cast off and he went for another x-ray. He had to have another cast put on. This time, Elijah chose the flourescent green color. And this time, the cast is below his knee instead of above his knee. He has to have it on for another 2 weeks. I'm totally bummed that he will have a cast on for his 3rd birthday.
I was able to peek at my son's x-rays. He has beautiful bones. It has me so amazed that a person grows from an itty bitty 2-celled being into a breathing, fully formed child, bones and all. There is a little grey shadowy line on his tibia that shows where the fracture is. It is tiny. A "toddler's" fracture, as the orthopedic doc said.
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