But, when she tried to crawl, she would fall flat on her face. This bothered all of us. I came home and tried to make her crawl, she would put her hand forward and fell flat again and started crying. We thought she sprained her hand. There was very slight swelling and we never suspected a broekn bone. The next morning we had to drop Rachana at the airport and conveniently took the appointment at 1:30 for her doctor's appointment just to check the hand out. The doctor ordered a X-ray. The pediatrician did not suspect a major fracture.
We went to the radiology lab and waited for the X-ray only to know that she had broken two of her bones on her right arm. She broke both the radius and the ulna.
She would need a cast. Oh my god, the pain she must have gone through when we tried to make her crawl. I feel sick in my stomach thinking of the pain the little one must have gone through. Surprisingly, there was very little crying. I tried a lot of hospitals and doctors for the earliest possible appointment for a cast. Got one for the next day.
Dr. Gregory Hrasky is an amazing, out of the world pediatric orthopedecian. The experience was too good. I knew she was in good hands as soon as we met him. She did not even wince when they were putting the cast on. I felt miserable seeing the little one in the cast. The first day was tough, but she started her crawling as usual from the second day :). She is a strong little one. She endures. I totally respect her for that and am proud of her.
Today, we got the cast off. I was a little anxious until they took her X-Rays. Everything looks normal and perfect. I am more relieved about her cast being gone.
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