My sweet angel had her first trip to the emergency room this week-end. Tessa's official diagnosis was Nursemaid's Elbow, a subluxation of the head of her right radius (dislocated elbow). She is FINE now but we learned that it is apparently very easy to dislocate a three year old's elbow. I had never even heard of this condition before it happened to my friend a couple of weeks ago. And then, lo and behold, it happens to us too.
The injury occurred while we were getting Tessa dressed for church. She cried and told us her arm hurt but then seemed to get over it. But she refused to use her right arm at all which, I now know, is a classic sign. I wondered if her shoulder was out of joint so I gave her Motrin and decided to watch it. This is what happens when your mom is a nurse, you don't always get much sympathy. So we went to church and about our usual Sunday activities but Tessa's arm didn't get any better. By the time we arrived at G&G's house that afternoon my poor baby was walking with her arm clutched at her side like a little birdie with a broken wing. Pitiful.
It's at this point that we call the pediatrician and head to the ER. Tessa is an awesome patient, happily sitting and coloring (with her left hand) while we wait. After an exam, four x-rays and a hefty dose of Motrin she is cleared to go home. She had popped her elbow back in place all on her own. Now, two days later, it's like it never happened. I am amazed at her resiliency.
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ahhh that totally happened to Kiran when she was 3 too!!!! CRAZINESS Kelley had heard about it and bent her arm and it went back! sorry she had to go through that but glad she is better sweet girl
Thank goodnes kids are resilient! You know, I've been trying to remember what the name of her issue was since you told me on Monday and all I could come up with was "mermaid's elbow" and I knew that wasn't quite right:)
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