Emy's Broken Arm

 Emy fell off the monkey bars at school and landed on her arm/shoulder. We initially watched it but knew pretty quickly we needed to take her in so I called the pediatrician and she sent us straight to Mckay for xrays. Both of us were nervous but she did a great job. By how the rad tech acted I knew something was up and my thoughts ran wild and to all the worst case scenarios. I pulled the tech to the side and told he the situation and my concerns. He let me know that the break was bad and in a questionable spot for a growth plate that they didn't want us to risk leaving but they assumed they'd send us to Primary Children's. I told her I really appreciated her giving me some info. Matt was out of town and going back to PCMC felt pretty daunting. I did my best to put on a brave face for Emy.

Then they showed us the xrays and asked that we go straight to PCMC. I called the kids and asked Amy to go be with them and headed to SLC

After hours of waiting at PCMC ER they put her in a sling and set up an appt with an orthopedic in the next week. It really was a best case scenario although the experience was traumatizing for all of us. We started her with red light and use medicine to keep her comfortable