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Fractured tibia. Someone please just shoot me now? >Fractured tibia. > >Someone please just shoot me now? oh no. Sorry to hear that. So... what color cast? >>Fractured tibia. >> >>Someone please just shoot me now? > > oh no. Sorry to hear that. So... what color cast? One of those full leg stabilizers for now, with all the velcro straps - we're still waiting to get the radiology report. If he needs a cast, he says he wants a purple one (football colors are purple and white) >>>Fractured tibia. >>> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >we're still waiting to get the radiology report. If he needs a cast, he >says he wants a purple one (football colors are purple and white) I hope the treatment is just a cast then.... poor kid. But that's sports for you. You couldn't have foreseen this happening. >>>>Fractured tibia. >>>> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > I hope the treatment is just a cast then.... poor kid. But that's sports > for you. You couldn't have foreseen this happening. \It's a contact sport - there's always that risk. Truthfully, I'll be more comfortable if they put him in a cast - my biggest fear, right now, is that he'll try to walk on it, or fall or something, and break it even more. From the x-rays, it looks like it's a top corner of the tibia, it flanges out in a way that it sure as heck looks like it's broken - but it's not a fracture that goes through the whole bone - so we're still hoping that it isn't as bad as it could have been, I think I'll have that put on my tombstone - "it could have been worse" - I seem to be saying that a whole lot this past year....... <sigh> >\It's a contact sport - there's always that risk. Yep. And the kid wanted to play. Sports are very good for kids. They teach a lot more than just how to throw, kick, catch.... like sportsmanship, working together for a goal, discipline, and how not to give up. >Truthfully, I'll be more comfortable if they put him in a cast - my biggest >fear, right now, is that he'll try to walk on it, or fall or something, and >break it even more. From the x-rays, it looks like it's a top corner of the >tibia, it flanges out in a way that it sure as heck looks like it's broken - >but it's not a fracture that goes through the whole bone - so we're still >hoping that it isn't as bad as it could have been, That must have been some tackle/fall/bang. On the plus side, when he wants to get out of chores, he can say, "My old football injury is acting up." >I think I'll have that put on my tombstone - "it could have been worse" - I >seem to be saying that a whole lot this past year....... <sigh> You know you've had it bad when you can say, "Bring it on... you cannot possibly do worse and I've survived that... so bring it on." >>\It's a contact sport - there's always that risk. > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > wants to get out of chores, he can say, "My old football injury is > acting up." Well, we finally got the radiologist report - negative for a fracture! (it's a miracle) - apparently, it's some "benign cortical defect" which affects something like 30% of boys and 40% of girls, and is pretty much a total non-event, unless and until the kid gets an xray for some other injury, in which case it looks pretty hinky on the x-rays. So now, the official word is that he probably strained the lateral ligament (the one on the outside edge of the knee/leg), he can run, bike, throw and catch, just no tackling for a week or so..... So no getting out of chores, and yes he'll get to play all the games this year - just has to miss the scrimmages, which are next weekend, so my dad won't get to see him play....... <drumroll> it could have been worse <G> >>I think I'll have that put on my tombstone - "it could have been worse" - >>I >>seem to be saying that a whole lot this past year....... <sigh> > > You know you've had it bad when you can say, "Bring it on... you cannot > possibly do worse and I've survived that... so bring it on." LOL!! we hit that point about a year ago Now it's just a shrug, a roll of the eyes, and a "so what else is new" > Fractured tibia. > > Someone please just shoot me now? I thought they only shot race horses for that ? <grin> What the heck are you doing playing youth football ..sheesh no wonder?!?!?!?!?! :-) oucheeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!! seriously though how is your son doing? Sorry to hear of his injury. Bev >> Fractured tibia. >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > seriously though how is your son doing? Sorry to hear of his injury. The idea of crutches is getting old already - and if he tries to walk on the bad leg ONE MORE TIME!!! I'm gonna have to break the other one <G> > Bev |
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