Poor baby. How did she break it and how long will she have to be in a cast?
She broke it wiping out on her bicycle. Doc says four to six weeks in a cast.
(She is now nicknamed, "Crash," just for fun)
She came into the house wailing and all she could say was, "Daddy, I think I broke my arm! I'm so scared!"
It took me a few minutes to calm her enough to even examine it, but my assessment was the same as hers (she has never been hurt in any way before, so the idea of having pain was very knew to her) and I got her ready for an emergency room trip as quickly as I could. It was swelling and very HOT, so I knew ice would be wise and I used the belt from my bathrobe as a sling, got her favorite stuffed toy to hold, favorite loud music for the car ride, and away we went.
I think ice was a good idea too. I remember when I broke my little finger, it felt better with ice on it and it throbbed and hurt a lot whenever I took the ice off or it all melted, so I wound up asking for more ice when I got to urgent care. What color cast did she choose?
She chose a purple cast.
Sorry to hear about your daughter's wreck.
She sounds like she handled it very bravely though.
Neighbor girl broke her ankle this summer on her bike, my son nicknamed her "crash" as well for awhile, made her laugh.
Hardest thing for her has been getting "back on the horse" again so to speak, she's ridden her bike a little but the fear is still lingering and probably will for awhile I'm sure.
