Confirmed this morning. Owen has a fractured clavicle (broken collarbone).
We're not sure when or how it happened. The only recent big thing happened a week ago. The boys and I were headed into the basement, they were fighting over something (as usual), and Isaac shoved Owen down the stairs. He did not exhibit any signs of pain until Thursday night before bed. We examined him for swelling, bruises, etc. but found nothing except a little discomfort when we applied pressure. We babied him all weekend, checked and re-checked him multiple times and he seemed ok. Then yesterday, one of my piano students picked him up under the arms (I forgot to forewarn her because I was in the middle of a lesson) and he screamed for a looong time. Last night, it was red, swelled up, and this morning, a nice bruise with some swelling. So, we went off to the Dr. They ordered up x-rays and it was confirmed: fractured clavicle. Right now, Owen's right arm is basically useless. He won't lift it much, and only uses it very minimally. He is already on the mend. The fracture actually already has scar tissue all around it (you can see it in the x-ray). So, he should be as good as new in about 4-5 weeks.
16 months and his first broken bone......we're off to a great start!
2 comments:
Awww.... poor Owen!! Hope he does well through the healing process! That's a long time for a little boy!
Oh my goodness! Hope he has a speedy recovery!
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