A bit of a scare ...

We had a bit of a scare late yesterday afternoon.  Erika was crying hard because her left elbow was really hurting.  She had it crocked and kept it in one position as it hurt very badly if she moved it.  L took Erika and Maita down for a walk and came back immediately saying that we should take Erika to the hospital.  So we carried a crying Erika to the hospital emergency room to wait for a doctor.

The doctor asked what happened and we explained how Erika was holding Nehriza’s hand when she decided to hang herself from Nehriza’s outstretched hand.  It seems that this had given her a slight dislocation on her elbow and it hurt so much that she cried and would not move her arm and hand.

The doctor proceeded to take Erika’s hand and gently pulled it straight at the elbow.  He then asked a crying Erika to try to move her hand.  Erika was crying a lot and refused to follow the doctor.  The doctor then suggested that we go get her a toy to play with then come back.  He said that children frequently continue to imagine that they still hurt even if the pain is gone.  We went to the 7-11 near the hospital to pick out a toy.  Erika picked a pin and Maita also got a pin for herself.  This was a special treat for them as we usually don’t buy toys from our convenience store trips.  I asked Erika to put the pin on the counter using her left hand.  It was then that we saw that her hand and arm was OK.  We promptly went back to the doctor to show him.  He showed us the arm movement that we should check to see if Erika’s arm and hand are indeed OK.  We asked Erika to show us when we got home and she could move her hand and arm properly and without pain.  To be sure we’ll probably go see an orthopedic doctor in the coming days.