Super arm redux

Caleb broke his left wrist yesterday (now both arms have been "super") - he fell playing ball in the school playground (only the 2nd day they went outside during the afterschool program!) We went to Urgent Care & waited 2 hours there & then it took an hour for an x-ray and a splint. They told us (insisted really) that we see the orthopedist at Upstate b/c of where the break was (at the epiphysis - the end of the bone, also called the growth plate). 2 hrs in the Upstate waiting room and then another 2 hrs for more x-rays, 3 shots of lidocaine (Caleb seems very resistent to pain killer - they gave some viocin orally and that didn't have much effect either), setting the wrist (NO FUN FOR ANYONE) and a cool green cast (2nd yr ortho resident who took care of us was great, and cute too). We got home at 2 a.m. Caleb was a trooper and my thought the whole time, as always, was "thank heavens I have health insurance"!! As my friend at work said, tough way to get a three day weekend. We have a followup appt with the pediatric orthopedist (Danielle Katz!) next Thursday. He'll have to wear the cast about 2 months. No swimming, no gym class.


Caleb and Alana watching Night at the Museum on our laptop in the Urgent Care waiting room (I knew there'd be a wait!)


Caleb getting traction at Upstate. But it didn't really work and Dr DeBottis (2nd yr ortho resident) ended up setting it the old fashioned way, by pushing on it with his hands.