Well, the crack is about an inch above her elbow and it's on an angle, which I guess is why there is so much concern.
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Quote: AndreaLynne @ September 8 2009, 5:09 PM BSTWell, the crack is about an inch above her elbow and it's on an angle, which I guess is why there is so much concern.
Oh... Oops. That's a little more tricky then. It sounds like a spiral fracture of the head of the humerus. Right, well that can take a little while in theatre (possible more than 2 hours), but in anaesthetic time that's nothing to worry about. Pinning/wiring can be tricky, but they'll do it all under X-ray guidance. I can understand why they'll hope for the possibility that they won't need to operate. Fingers crossed.
Quote: Tim Walker @ September 8 2009, 5:12 PM BSTOh... Oops. That's a little more tricky then. It sounds like a spiral fracture of the head of the humerus. Right, well that can take a little while in theatre (possible more than 2 hours), but in anaesthetic time that's nothing to worry about. Pinning/wiring can be tricky, but they'll do it all under X-ray guidance. I can understand why they'll hope for the possibility that they won't need to operate. Fingers crossed.
Thanks Tim, I appreciate it. I've got fingers, eyes, and toes crossed that it all goes okay. The specialist she's seeing is about 45 minutes away, but he's supposedly the best when it comes to little kids' injuries. She's missing her first day of 1st grade and she's gutted about it. 
Andi is outta here, on her way in her junkie car to the big bad city...
I hope that your daughter's okay, Andrea.
Robyn is very tired. She has so much reading to do, and is in work tomorrow now, because she needs the money for uni. Argh. 
Quote: Scatterbrained Floozy @ September 8 2009, 7:18 PM BSTI hope that your daughter's okay, Andrea.
Sounds nasty. I hope she recovers soon!
Quote: Scatterbrained Floozy @ September 8 2009, 7:18 PM BSTRobyn is very tired. She has so much reading to do, and is in work tomorrow now, because she needs the money for uni. Argh.
I was looking at uni fees the other day and was totally disgusted at them. Utterly disgusting prices.
Hello?
Can see 18000 posts on the horizon.
Well, the doctor was really pushing to do the surgery and pins but couldn't tell us if it was really worth it. The fracture is in a bad spot but is smallish. His concern is that her arm might look different from the other one, again another "might." He didn't exactly instill us with confidence. Then, he decided to describe the procedure in detail to her and she wigged out. At the end of the day, we decided that it wouldn't be worth it to do it for all the problems she would have to deal with afterwards and how upset it would make her. I've done some research on the doctor and it sounds as if he's always eager to operate. Phew! Time to decompress...
Best wishes for the little girl.
My son broke his arm when he was about 6. The break was on the growth plate near his wrist, so the doctor just asked us to schedule visits every 6 months or so until they could determine that the arm was growing properly. Everything turned out fine.
Paul's trying to get Friday off so he can see a bit of the countryside.
It's probably not going to happen.
Conkers!
Quote: Dolly Dagger @ September 9 2009, 9:22 AM BSTConkers!
Is that a status report on yourself Dolly? Or about the abundance of conkers round at the moment?
Are children still allowed to play with conkers? Or is it a Health and Safety thing? Because they can be pretty lethal.
Quote: EllieJP @ September 9 2009, 10:09 AM BSTIs that a status report on yourself Dolly? Or about the abundance of conkers round at the moment?
Both. 
Quote: chipolata @ September 9 2009, 10:12 AM BSTAre children still allowed to play with conkers? Or is it a Health and Safety thing? Because they can be pretty lethal.
I think they're banned. Except in the toughest public schools where it's compulsory for boys to beat each other with giant conkers injected with concrete.
Chipolata's off to catch a bus. 