E.R.

Today started out normally. I was getting some housework done, ironing shirts for Tyler's picture when the phone rang. It was the school nurse telling me that Tyler fell off the monkey bars at recess and is complaining that his arm hurts. I tried to determine if he was being overly dramatic but she seemed insistent that I come in. Tyler was crying when I showed up and after a while he was still in pain so we gathered his homework/backpack and left. I called Hector to see if we should go to his work for x-rays or our local hospital and decided it would be better if he was seen in Torrance in case he needed more care. We had a lovely wait in the ER for about 2 hours before we were sent to Radiology. After that, the process sped up and a doctor came in to confirm that Tyler DID fracture his right arm (radius & ulna). They gave us a prescription for pain and the orthopedist phone number for followup tomorrow. Tyler's arm was wrapped up in a temporary cast and sling and we went home.

Tyler is in good spirits and he didn't seem too upset that his soccer season is over. :) He knows that he has to refrain from the monkey bars for at least a month. His story of the fall goes like this...he was going across the monkey bars as fast as he could and he fell on his bottom and his arm ended up hurting. Tyler kept everyone informed of his broken bones including me, the stock clerk at Longs, the pharmacist and of course my mom, who bent over backwards consoling him! Yeah, he's milking this for that he can...