Nathan's Cast

Nathan broke his thumb on May 13th while playing football at school with his friends. It was kinda funny when he did it...he called my cell after he got home from school and said "mom, do I have to walk the dog, I think I broke my thumb?" I thought he was crazy and had just jammed it, so yes, he had to walk the dog...lol.
I still didn't think it was broke when I got home, just swelled and jammed, and he said it didn't hurt to bad, so...come 2 days later and it's still swelled, I figured I had better take him to the doctor to be sure, and sure enough...it was broke!

To make a long story short, we were referred to the German Orthopedic Dr, who did absolutely nothing...wrapped his hand in the temporary splint the Army Dr put on and said come back in 2 weeks for new x-rays. Needless to say, I wasn't taking him back there, made another appt at the health clinic 2 weeks later and his thumb was growing crooked because the splint wasn't holding it correctly...they had to straighten it and cast him for 3 weeks!