Ouchie!

Well, Monday morning (Oct, 5th) while I was at work and she was at childcare (Michelle's house), she was sitting on one of the little sit and scoot toys that every child plays on (Marc still does since we have 2 of them). She got startled by someone, jumped, lost her balance, and fell off of it onto the carpeted floor. She fell off and began to cry. Michelle picked her up and comforted her. While she was comforting her she felt her arm and didn't feel anything wrong. While comforting her, Samantha fell asleep so Michelle laid her down in the Pack-n-play for a nap. She slept 2 hours. When I got there to pick her up after work, Michelle told me what happened and we went in to get her. She was shaking and wouldn't move her left arm. My Mommy instinct told me to take her to the doctor's office. I tried to call them to let them know we were on our way, but the phone system never picked up. I decided that I was going to the office, with little Marc in tow, and that I would bang on the door if need be.
I got there and Samantha was seen immediately by our primary doctor, Dr. Elsing. She squeezed up and down her arm. Samantha never winced or freaked out, but Dr Elsing went ahead and ordered some x-rays just to be sure. The 4 x-rays that were taken were pure torture for both Marc and Samantha. Every time the tech moved Sam's arm to get it in the right position, she cried, which in turn made Marc cry. I told him I was proud of him for caring about his little sister so much. His response was "That's what big brothers do". I told him that not all big brothers care about their little sisters as much as he does. His response: "Well, I'm a special kind of big brother and this kind of big brother always looks out for his little sister." Out of the mouths of babes! :)
Well, the set of x-rays showed that she had a definite break in her left forearm. Dr Elsing was worried that there was a smaller fracture in the bone right next to it, so she ordered another set of 3 more x-rays. Those x-rays revealed that, yes indeed, there was a small fracture in the other bone.

Since she had 2 bones with breaks/fractures in them, we were referred to an orthopedic doctor, Dr Maupin. The ortho appointment wasn't until the next morning (Tuesday) so Dr Elsing wrapped her arm in a plaster-like splint and wrapped it in an ace bandage.We went to the ortho appointment Tuesday morning and he said he needed more x-rays! So, poor Samantha (and Mommy & Daddy) had to have 4 more x-rays. Dr Maupin looked at the x-rays and decided that since the break was so close to the elbow, (and apparently he "saw" something on the x-ray) that he is concerned that she dislocated her elbow in addition to breaking her arm. Being 18 months old, they can't get her arm at the right angle to get the x-ray of her elbow that they need so Thursday morning at 7:30am to be sedated so they can take the x-ray they need. If the x-ray shows that her elbow is dislocated they will pop it back it while she is still sedated. They say the procedure will take about 1/2 an hour and 1-2 hours in recovery.

Since she can't have a bath in the tub for fear of getting her splint wet, we laid her on the kitchen counter and washed her hair in the kitchen sink and gave her a sponge bath. :) She was very happy with the situation, but she had applesauce and mac & cheese crusties in her hair that needed to washed out.
Here's to hoping for a good appointment tomorrow and a good outcome....nothing wrong with her elbow. Any and all prayers are very welcome. :)