Our first cast!

I am surprised with four boys we've gone this long before one of them ended up in a cast! We have done stitches a few times, but this is our first cast!


Nik was riding his motorcycle when he hit a rock and went end over end. After picking himself up and coming in the house we cleaned up the few scrapes and bumps he had, gave him some tylenol and iced his wrist where it was hurting. It wasn't swelling so we just watched it for a while, because it was not an obvious break. By the next morning it was starting to swell, so we took him to the ER. After an X-ray the doctor thought he had a fracture in the growth plate of the wrist, so they decided to send him to an orthopedic surgeon. The first appointment we could get was Wednesday afternoon. We immobilized it with a brace, luckily it was his left hand, so he was able to write, etc. As soon as the orthopedic Dr. saw the xray's he immediately put a cast on it. I am glad it wasn't any worse, from the scrapes on his helmet he could have done more serious damage! Have I mentioned that I love having boys?