When I arrived home last night, the house was quite and lights are out. I know Andre is upstairs sleeping soundly with his yaya. I ate dinner while I was preparing my laptop so I can start with the video that I'm doing for Jen who is leaving the country in two weeks to join his hubby in Singapore. I was about to finish my dinner when the yaya came down. I asked if Andre is asleep already and she said yes.. all the while I thought everything was fine..until she uttered. "nadulas po si Andre sa hagdad' (Andre fell off the stairs) and he was crying and saying that his shoulder hurts. So I went upstairs to see my son. He was sound asleep and I don't want to wake him up. I touched his shoulders and he groaned in pain...but went back to sleep.
I went down again and no longer have the appetite to finish my dinner. I asked repeatedly what happened and trying to replay it on my head. I scolded the yaya on why she let him go down the stairs alone and didn't even bother to hold his hand when he was coming down. I wanted to strangle her but that wont do any good...damage has already been done. I'm just praying that everything will be alright. And I am trying to convince myself that its just swollen and no fracture whatsoever. But I was wrong.
The trip to his pedia was quick because all the referred Orthopedic Doctors are either out or no clinic today. We then went to another hospital where his pedia (the pedia doctor when he was born) has a clinic and referred us to an Orthopedic but again he has no clinic today. But we still went through the x-ray to see if there's any fracture. The pedia explained to us that in worst cases, AJ could be admitted in the hospital and go through anesthesia to align the bones if the break is sever. My heart stopped and my head says not again!! he already gone through general anesthesia when he was 3 (due to a deep cut in his chin a year ago). I was silently praying that its not a sever case and no broken bones..
But when I saw his x-ray film and anyone who sees it does not need a medical degree to confirm that he has a fractured bone. His Collar Bone. My mouth suddenly went dry. again for the second time, my heart stopped and I felt pain in my chest. It broke my heart to see my fear right in front of me. I wanted to cry but I held it until we left the hospital. Poor thing.. hasn't reach puberty yet but had already stitches and broken bone. I wish I could absorbed his pain everytime he moves his shoulder. But he is a strong boy. He is the same AJ who is very makulit even with a broken collar bone. I just pray that he will heal faster.
Of course, I research the things that I need to do. and here are some of the ways to care for your child with a broken collarbone.
1. Dressing your child can be one of the hardest steps. Without a broken collarbone, dressing them could be a hassle, but with it, it becomes a little bit more challenging. The best way to put on shirts is to roll up the sleeve and place the arm with the broken collarbone in first. Then slide the head through and the other arm. For removing shirts, you are going to go the other way, and end by taking the sleeve off of the bad arm
2. When changing diapers, sleeping, or any laying activity, make sure that the child is supported with one or more pillows. This will relive pressure on the collarbone and help minimize the pain.
3. The child with the broken collarbone and other children may not understand what is wrong and will want to play like any normal day. This is why it is important to try and keep your child away from other children, including siblings. Some playtime is recommended but make sure it is supervised, because you do not want your child to get hurt and damage the collarbone or shoulder even more.
4. Medicines for pain can be different from child to child, but during the day use a liquid ibuprofen and at night a liquid aspirin with codeine to help the child sleep. They may not be open to taking the medicine, so you can easily mix it in with their drinks, just make sure no one else is drinking from the same cup or bottle.
5. For proper healing, it is important that the child wear a sling to support the arm. They may not like the restraining of that, so an ace bandage wrapped around the arm and torso will help keep it constrained. If possible, get a sling of your own and wear it for a few days to help them ease into it. Make it look like fun and they will enjoy it too.
Read more: How to Care For a Child With a Broken Collarbone | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_2148027_care-child-broken-collarbone.html#ixzz14ENllhJR
I went down again and no longer have the appetite to finish my dinner. I asked repeatedly what happened and trying to replay it on my head. I scolded the yaya on why she let him go down the stairs alone and didn't even bother to hold his hand when he was coming down. I wanted to strangle her but that wont do any good...damage has already been done. I'm just praying that everything will be alright. And I am trying to convince myself that its just swollen and no fracture whatsoever. But I was wrong.
The trip to his pedia was quick because all the referred Orthopedic Doctors are either out or no clinic today. We then went to another hospital where his pedia (the pedia doctor when he was born) has a clinic and referred us to an Orthopedic but again he has no clinic today. But we still went through the x-ray to see if there's any fracture. The pedia explained to us that in worst cases, AJ could be admitted in the hospital and go through anesthesia to align the bones if the break is sever. My heart stopped and my head says not again!! he already gone through general anesthesia when he was 3 (due to a deep cut in his chin a year ago). I was silently praying that its not a sever case and no broken bones..
But when I saw his x-ray film and anyone who sees it does not need a medical degree to confirm that he has a fractured bone. His Collar Bone. My mouth suddenly went dry. again for the second time, my heart stopped and I felt pain in my chest. It broke my heart to see my fear right in front of me. I wanted to cry but I held it until we left the hospital. Poor thing.. hasn't reach puberty yet but had already stitches and broken bone. I wish I could absorbed his pain everytime he moves his shoulder. But he is a strong boy. He is the same AJ who is very makulit even with a broken collar bone. I just pray that he will heal faster.
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| x-ray of AJ's broken clavicle in his right shoulder |
1. Dressing your child can be one of the hardest steps. Without a broken collarbone, dressing them could be a hassle, but with it, it becomes a little bit more challenging. The best way to put on shirts is to roll up the sleeve and place the arm with the broken collarbone in first. Then slide the head through and the other arm. For removing shirts, you are going to go the other way, and end by taking the sleeve off of the bad arm
2. When changing diapers, sleeping, or any laying activity, make sure that the child is supported with one or more pillows. This will relive pressure on the collarbone and help minimize the pain.
3. The child with the broken collarbone and other children may not understand what is wrong and will want to play like any normal day. This is why it is important to try and keep your child away from other children, including siblings. Some playtime is recommended but make sure it is supervised, because you do not want your child to get hurt and damage the collarbone or shoulder even more.
4. Medicines for pain can be different from child to child, but during the day use a liquid ibuprofen and at night a liquid aspirin with codeine to help the child sleep. They may not be open to taking the medicine, so you can easily mix it in with their drinks, just make sure no one else is drinking from the same cup or bottle.
5. For proper healing, it is important that the child wear a sling to support the arm. They may not like the restraining of that, so an ace bandage wrapped around the arm and torso will help keep it constrained. If possible, get a sling of your own and wear it for a few days to help them ease into it. Make it look like fun and they will enjoy it too.
Read more: How to Care For a Child With a Broken Collarbone | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_2148027_care-child-broken-collarbone.html#ixzz14ENllhJR
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