Friday, March 30, 2007

Leg Fracture - Not Too Bad

Molly got up and was crawling around the living room and suddenly started crying. She cried hard for a few minutes and then seemed to settle down. She has not been crawling since and has immobilized her right leg. I am assuming that this is a Tibia fracture based on the fact that she has gotten comfortable so fast, but it is hard to know.

Dr. Esposito, the Orthopaedic surgeon in Omaha, told us that often kids will have small fractures before a really big one. I am terrified that she is at risk for a big fracture now after this smaller one. I will be doing everything in my power to avoid that between now and her surgery.

She is continuing to be happy for the most part. She has cried out a few times when she has done something that hurt her leg, but has recovered quickly.

She also started to make a sound for barking and says something that sounds a little big like woof woof very quickly - adorable :)

We will keep you posted, but things should improve from here as far as her leg is concerned.

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