Kids will be kids and I knew that the moment Joshua started playing football he would follow in my hockey footsteps. The one that if anything would happen injury wise it would be me. And I was certainly right about this for Joshua.
Wrist Pain
On arriving home recently I was greeted with grimaces from Joshua and Ollie. Joshua’s were through pain and Ollie’s were for a knowing that a trip to A&E was on the cards.
A few minutes before I arrived home there had been a series of goals shots taken and on the final shot Joshua had hurt his arm in the wrist area trying to save it.
I knew it must have been painful since Joshua couldn’t hold his his fork to eat with. So I made the decision get him checked over at A&E
The A&E Visit
Living in Nottingham out closet hospitals are in the city but with it now being rush hour I knew I stood no chance of getting there anytime soon so made the decision to visit Kings Mill Hospital which is much further away from us but its located outside of the city and I hoped it would have less traffic.
Thankfully we pulled it out the bag as all the traffic was heading into the city. We sailed past nose to tail traffic and arrive at Kings Mill in mind blowing record time. We managed to park easily and were send on reception at A&E within minutes.
The receptionist was lovely with Joshua and made sure she included him in conversation on booking him. Once booked in we were sent round to wait in the children A&E department.
Initial Assessment & X-Ray
After arriving we were taken into a side room to fill staff in on what happened and they mentioned fractures so we were sent over to x-ray to get him checked out. He listened and held his hand and arm super still. After taking 4 x-rays we were sent back to A&E to await the results.
The Outcome
Well, there is no beating around the bush. Joshua managed to fracture his arm. I expected it prominently on the x-ray but Joshua has something called a buckle fracture which is hardly noticeable on x-ray.
A buckle fracture is where the bone is impacted and it has bent instead of breaking. Buckle fractures are apparently really common in children Joshua’s age. And because his bones are still super supple the bone bent instead of braking, thankfully.
Thankfully there is no major long term damage. Joshua now has to wear a splint for a few more weeks (he has been wearing it for 2 weeks already) But he has been banned from sport and any activities that might cause him to further damage the bone for a further 3 weeks after the split comes off.
He’s frustrated he cant play football but I am just pleased he is healing well.
I know it’s probably the start of his football related injuries if my past hockey related injuries are anything to go by. But thank goodness for the NHS, its staff and making memories. Even if they are not the happiest!
Maybe next time Joshua will remember this ‘boring’ few weeks and be more careful in future.
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