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Tuesday, January 13, 2009

it's a broken arm

Naomi really has a broken arm.

After the initial x-ray, the doctor told us that their was a 90% chance that she did not have a broken arm. She has been in an ace bandage for the past 7 weeks. She insisted that it still hurt, but since we didn't think she had a broken arm, we did not really take her very seriously. The doctors told us it shouldn't take longer than 6 weeks to heal. Even if it was a broken arm, it should have healed by then and there was no other recommended care for it. She has been complaining that she cannot write in school but the teachers did not believe she has a broken arm either.

After the 6 weeks, the pediatrician recommended a bone scan to see if there was a serious problem or if it was all psychological. She went to the hospital and had to drink radioactive goop that made her see throughable. Afterwards, they did the scan and told Golda that she could not have the results for a couple of days. Her friend, the nurse, called the hospital and asked for the results and they told her that Naomi has a broken arm. It is actually the hand that is broken, right on the radial plate or something weird like that. They have an appointment with an orthopedist this week to find out if there is anything we can do about it or if we should just continue treating it as if it was not a broken arm. Putting a cast on now seems kind of senseless, though if it will help mend her broken arm, I suppose that is the best thing to do.
Now you are all in the loop.

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3 Comments:

  • soooo does that make you feel like a bad parent or a just a horrible person? :)
    refuah shelaima naomi

    By Blogger docyaak, at 7:11 PM  

  • neither! I xrayed her hand twice and did everything they told me too and gave her hugs when she said it hurt. So I think I am still in the good books.

    By Blogger Rolling hills of green, at 2:24 AM  

  • i am so proud of all of you

    By Blogger docyaak, at 8:18 AM  

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