Diaper Swappers

titania · 01-12-2007, 06:55 PM

some of you may have seen my post about my baby breaking his leg. well, last night as i was getting him ready for bed i thought i saw him flex his foot--the one that is casted. i thought for sure my exhausted brain was playing tricks on me, but i investigated. yea, his cast was defective, he could totally move his foot. there was a crack in the plaster, right about where the bone is broken.

so i spent today (my freaking birthday) at the hospital torturing my baby.

it was completely awful. they had to cut the old broken cast off with a very loud saw, and of course micah was freaking out, screaming and writhing about. then the process of putting the new one on-more screaming and writhing. lots more. sigh. he was so scared, and i couldn't get him to calm down, and the guy doing the cast was not the friendliest fellow around, he seemed irritated about something, maybe becasue my baby wasn't jsut sitting still while he did his work. and get this~~ they didn't re-x-ray it! i swear if something is wrong, if it heals wrong or god forbid it has to be rebroken.........

thanks for letting me vent.

we just got back from the dr, the leg is healing fine, and though he said it isn't perfect, they can accept some degree of that since he is so young and will straighten out as he grows. or something like that!

he's getting it off in 2 weeks, so that is good. and as a bonus, the dr was so totally HOT! like george clooney, only younger!

june weaver · 01-12-2007, 07:02 PM

Oh mama how terrible for you and dear child.

allye · 01-12-2007, 07:41 PM

OH no! Im so sorry girl

MCR · 01-13-2007, 11:21 AM

Ugh I be pissed to if they haven't got it right. Poor baby, poor momma.
Happy belated birthday to you.

sienna · 01-13-2007, 12:45 PM

isn't that fun? when they act like you are INCOVENIENCING them.

i'm
so
sorry.

S

kannondicarpo · 01-13-2007, 12:49 PM

I sure hope that everything heals just fine.

to you and your LO, and your DH.

2under2 · 01-13-2007, 09:31 PM

aww that is awful.... it is so hard to watch a dc be scared and not be able to make them understand it is okay...

Kimmomy2dom · 01-13-2007, 09:34 PM

Helen!!

lkregula · 01-14-2007, 08:43 PM

Ugh, poor kiddo and mama! I felt bad enough when my son has had to go to the ER for little stuff (you know, taking too close a look at something that's smaller than his eye). I can't imagine having to have a leg re-casted!

JustAugust · 01-14-2007, 09:07 PM

My Jackson spent his first 4 months getting re-casted once a week.

It was terrible. I know how you feel. I hope your LO's leg gets better asap.

01-12-2007, 06:55 PM	#1
titania Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 5,761 Ratings: 176 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	more leg drama UPDATE first post some of you may have seen my post about my baby breaking his leg. well, last night as i was getting him ready for bed i thought i saw him flex his foot--the one that is casted. i thought for sure my exhausted brain was playing tricks on me, but i investigated. yea, his cast was defective, he could totally move his foot. there was a crack in the plaster, right about where the bone is broken. so i spent today (my freaking birthday) at the hospital torturing my baby. it was completely awful. they had to cut the old broken cast off with a very loud saw, and of course micah was freaking out, screaming and writhing about. then the process of putting the new one on-more screaming and writhing. lots more. sigh. he was so scared, and i couldn't get him to calm down, and the guy doing the cast was not the friendliest fellow around, he seemed irritated about something, maybe becasue my baby wasn't jsut sitting still while he did his work. and get this~~ they didn't re-x-ray it! i swear if something is wrong, if it heals wrong or god forbid it has to be rebroken......... thanks for letting me vent. we just got back from the dr, the leg is healing fine, and though he said it isn't perfect, they can accept some degree of that since he is so young and will straighten out as he grows. or something like that! he's getting it off in 2 weeks, so that is good. and as a bonus, the dr was so totally HOT! like george clooney, only younger! __________________ ~helen~ mama to 6 yo tornado twins, jonas and micah and my 3 yo wild child, eli Last edited by titania; 01-18-2007 at 07:51 AM. Reason: update

01-12-2007, 07:02 PM	#2
june weaver Registered Users Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 139 Ratings: 10 Feedback: 100%	Re: more leg drama Oh mama how terrible for you and dear child.

01-12-2007, 07:41 PM	#3
allye Technicial girl extraordinaire Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: British Columbia Canada Posts: 8,959 Ratings: 337 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: more leg drama OH no! Im so sorry girl __________________ Allye:: Mama to 5 ::

01-13-2007, 11:21 AM	#4
MCR Registered Users Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Northern California Posts: 10,642 Ratings: 154 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: more leg drama Ugh I be pissed to if they haven't got it right. Poor baby, poor momma. Happy belated birthday to you. __________________ Mum to and and Wife to SHOP MR REBATES

01-13-2007, 12:45 PM	#5
sienna Registered Users Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,003 Ratings: 14 Feedback: 100%	Re: more leg drama isn't that fun? when they act like you are INCOVENIENCING them. i'm so sorry. S

01-13-2007, 12:49 PM	#6
kannondicarpo Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Big Island, Hawaii Posts: 12,362 Ratings: 370 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: more leg drama I sure hope that everything heals just fine. to you and your LO, and your DH. __________________ Shannon ~ Wife to Kevin \|\| 08.14.04 Mama to Nikolas Eli \|\| 04.14.07, Kate Elise \|\| 11.06.08, Charlene Keala \|\| 9.27.10 & Zakary Michael \|\| 10.25.12 ~ DiCarpo Designs Loving life on the Big Island!