Well, it seems there is always something going on around here these days. Our dear sweet #2 had a collision on Saturday during a soccer game and came off the field complaining of a 'hurt ankle'. So you know, we did the whole "SHAKE IT OFF" thing. She went back into the game, it hurt all night Saturday night, all day Sunday, all day Monday. Monday night at soccer practice it was hurting pretty bad. Her two coaches (soccer and softball) both happened to be at the field and were hinting that I might need to go ahead and take her to the doctor. All of this time I am thinking it is just a sprained ankle. But I took her in for a visit yesterday afternoon. Well, sure enough, she has a broken calcaneal (heel). Fractured in multiple places!.
A kid heel is in two parts and does not fuse together until they are entering the teen years. The arrow on your far left is pointing to the calcaneal - although this picture shows an adult heel that is already fused together, hers is the unfused piece that is fractured. Not only is it fractured into about 5 pieces, her Achilles tendon is strained and she has internal swelling between the Achilles tendon and the tibia (I think). It was all I could do not to burst out into tears. So, needless to say, she is suppose to be on 'bed rest' for the next two weeks. She can still go to school - but no soccer, no softball, no talent show and no school track and field day. She is REALLY bummed out!
And you know her right arm is still in a split from it being fractured on the playground a few weeks ago - the result of too many cartwheels!
Oh my sweet sweet baby.
3 comments:
Poor Elle Belle!
Is this Kathy Carr? Hey girl! Come visit my blog:
kjhouhawk.blogspot.com
OMG, You have definitely been busy tending to active children. Kiss her booboo for me. Love, DK
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