Caiden has his first cast (hopefully pics work now?).

[Jenni]

I knew it wouldn't be long. He was bouncing on the trampoline with Kelsey and our neighbor boy (who's only 8 but weighs 100 pounds). Caiden fell down and the bigger boy fell on top of him. Of course this happened AT Kelsey's birthday party last saturday, WHEN we had 35 family members there just starting to eat supper. Kelsey hadn't even opened her presents yet. He cried and cried and acted exactly like he did when he fractured his elbow a year and a half ago. There was an instant bump and some swelling but not misshapen so I figured it was probably a green stick fracture. He covered it with his burpee and wouldn't let anyone near it. After the initial crying he kind of settled down - even went back to playing a little, until he bumped it again, then he just sat with his dad or grandma for the remainder of the night.

By the time everyone left he was so tired and it was late so we opted to give him some ibuprofen and see how the night went and take him in the morning. The clinic we go to offers appts with pediatric staff on sunday mornings. He actually slept all night and was feeling a little better in the morning. Let me look at it and move it a little but was obviously still very sore. We got in to the clinic and he has a nice little fracture on his ulna. Splinted it that day and went back yesterday for his real cast which is a full arm cast. We go back in 2 weeks for a new cast and then at 4 weeks another xray, but probably a cast for 6 weeks.



The ladies who wrapped him up said he was the best patient they had all day.

[Idaho Linda]

The pictures won't open I love your attitude. Your kids are going to grow up great because of that. No "hot house flowers" at your place. You actually allow natural consequences to happen.

[Jenni]

They worked on my computer. Let's try something different....Do the pics work now?

[Jenni]

I would've never bought a trampoline. My BIL dropped it off one day about 2 years ago because his daughter wasn't using it anymore, without asking. The kids have so much fun on it that I didn't have the heart to get rid of it.

[Mary Ann]

Ouch! But dang, what a tough little kid!

Some kids will just find a way to do themselves in. I hope he's not one of those, but who knows? He could have fallen out of a tree, but it's not a reason to cut down all the trees. Maybe a rule of one kid at a time on the trampoline? Or only kids of similar uhh, specific gravity?

That kid is adorable. Treats his cast like a trophy.

[Idaho Linda]

Great break! That will heal well and it isn't one of those nasty breaks that he is going to have to be careful, even with a cast. He does look like he is sporting a trophy. He will be the envy of all the other kids with that pretty cast.

I love your common-sense approach. This was NOT an emergency. It could wait until morning because you had the knowledge to evaluate it. If everyone had your good sense, the ERs wouldn't have long waiting times.

[Jenni]

He is tough. 1 dose of ibuprofen the first night and that is it. As soon as the put the splint on he was back to full speed. He fell on it a couple times with the splint and just kind of winced and rolled over and took off again. Remember this is the kid that was on the floor playing with tractors 2 hours after he had his tonsils out. when they took the splint off to evaluate and get ready to cast and he was bouncing around the exam room I was just waiting for him to fall or bump it but he didn't.

Casting for 6 weeks is probably a good idea. My brother had this same type of break at about his age. They casted for 4 weeks and a few days after he got the cast off he was at my grandparents and fell off a chair and completely broke it.

MA - I have decided I might have a complete set of xrays for his body by the time he graduates. I already have his head, r. elbow/upper arm and right lower arm and wrist.