New Cast

I wasn't supposed to get my cast on until Tuesday, but when mom picked me up at school the other day, the top half of my splint had come unwrapped. And later that evening, the bottom half came undone. She managed to get it wrapped back up, but wasn't convinced the splint would last through the weekend. My doctor got me in this afternoon to put the cast on.

I did a great job waiting in the lobby and drew a picture while we were there.



The doctor wasn't running too late (it's pretty typical to wait for an hour here - mom would know as she's spent a lot of time here in the past year!) Turns out that the doctor treating my arm is the same doctor who operated on her foot :) The nurses were all very nice as usual and I was being a goofball. I've recently learned to cross my eyes and to whistle, both of which are driving mom CRAZY!



One of the nurses cut my splint off and cleaned my arm so they could cast it. I picked pink, of course! It didn't take too long, but it was pretty sticky. After she got the cast on, it got a little warm, but then it cooled off and it was hard and protected my arm. We were good to go! I get it off in 3 weeks and then get a brace to wear after that. Needless to say, mom's going to be a nervous wreck for my birthday party if I fall on my left hand (I get the cast off 2 days before my birthday).



I was TIRED by the time we left, so I took a little snooze in the car. We've been keeping my butterfly pillow in mom's car for me to rest my arm on - it works pretty well!



Anyway, I like the cast much better than the splint. My fingers are a little more free and it's hard, so I don't (I mean mom doesn't) have to worry as much about it coming apart. And of course, the best part is that it's pink :)

Thank goodness the weather is nice, because I have to wear shirts with bigger arm openings. I've been wearing mom's t-shirts to sleep in and that works pretty well. Fingers crossed for a good night sleep! Tonight's the first night with no Motrin, so we'll see how that goes...