Luke has a broken leg! Yesterday, he was playing goalie in an indoor soccer game in Norwich when somebody fell on his lower right leg. He came limping home, in pain but not overwhelmingly so, with some limited swelling on his outer calf. We didn't think the leg was broken, but we did think it needed medical attention, so today we went off to see Gwen, and then up to Hamilton for x-rays. It turns out that his fibula -- the outer bone of the lower leg -- is snapped right through.
The good news is that the fibula is not a weight-bearing bone, Luke's fracture doesn't seem to be displaced, and such fractures usually heal well. We won't know yet exactly what treatment Luke will receive (cast? walking cast? something else?) until tomorrow, because he has not yet seen the orthopedist. Apparently there is no particular rush, or so Gwen seemed to think, anyway. Watch this space for an update tomorrow.
You just never know what will happen next around here!
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Hmm. Guess you won't be getting any sympathy from that quarter, Luke.
Know any other girls?
Has he had his ROTC physical yet?
What's the news today?
His physical, luckily, was last week. We don't have the results yet on that, though.
As for today's news, he won't see the orthopedist until Thursday morning. (!!!) They insisted that he does not need any kind of splint in the meantime, but we disagreed and made one out of a soccer shinguard and an ace bandage. He's reasonably comfortable and planning to go back to school tomorrow. Thanks for asking!
Same splint you would have made for a cow if the vet wasn't available until Thursday?
Well, a vet wouldn't refuse to see a cow with a broken leg until Thursday -- which does make you wonder a bit about orthopedists!
I've never seen a cow with a broken leg, but I have two cows with dilocated hips. They keep slugging the milk out because they what what will happen when they stop.
One of the best parts of the James Herriot books is in All Creatures Great and Small when he goes to see a calf with a broken leg and meets Helen Alderson. I just reread it for the umpteenth time.
"Take a good hard look at the mother, boys. She's what you'll be married to in twenty years."
That's not from the same part of the book, but it's yet another good bit.
That quote is one of the parts of that book that stuck with me most. It's a good line.
Sorry Luke! Too bad Aurora's not being very supportive. Luckily for you, chicks dig casts.
Homemade ones?
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