The saga of the broken femur
It’s amazing to me that a two-and-a-half year-old’s running stumble on the family room carpet could result in a spiral fracture in his femur. As a result of the investigation by the county’s family...
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What to do while your kid’s unconscious?
Today Dominic, our four year-old, had to be put to sleep. No, like you put a pet to sleep, but sedated with anesthesia so some dental work could be done. Vickey had him at...
Dominic is cleared for all activities
Vickey took Dominic back to Dr. Stewart’s office this morning, the pediatric orthopedic surgeon, to have yet another x-ray of his left femur. The doctor was very pleased with the results. He said Dominic...
Dominic on the road to recovery
Dominic saw Dr. Stewart, the pediatric orthopedic surgeon, today. Dr. Stewart was very pleased with what he saw. He said the x-ray shows Dominic’s femur is at about 85% of normal. He checked out...
The cast is off
Well, for those of you wondering, Dominic’s cast was removed today around 11:30 a.m. The doctor and his staff took a couple x-rays and felt there was enough healing to warrant removal of the...
What’s happening in Henderson
Here’s a quick update… Dominic had a good doctor’s visit today. X-rays from the front show his femur is lined up well and you can’t even see that the bone’s broken. From the side...
Dominic’s broken leg
Where to start? It’s 2 a.m. and I’ve been up for 21 hours. Dominic has a circular fracture on his left femur. The injury was self inflicted as he ran around the living room...