A Broken Clavicle

Thursday, September 18 was not a good day for our cute Makayla. About 6 ish that night we were waiting for Daddy to get home from work and the kids were sitting with me on the couch. Makayla was on the arm of the couch and Caden was crawling all over. I don't know exactly what happened, but Caden either pushed or pulled Makayla off the couch. She immediately started crying and holding her shoulder. At first I couldn't tell if she was being dramatic or if she really was hurt. Daddy got home and we tried to get Makayla to show us, but she was being so protective of it. We debated about going to the doctor or waiting until the next day, but an hour later she was still crying and we knew we had to take her in. We had the suspicion that she probably broke her collar bone. :(

We took her to urgent care and the doctor came in to look at it. The doctor tried to be gentle, but even the slightest touch sent Makayla into a hysterical cry. The doctor ordered a x-ray. 

 Since I am 9 months pregnant and ready to pop, I couldn't go in the x-ray room with Makayla. Luckily Daddy was there to comfort her. It was so sad because I could hear Makayla screaming the entire time. They took some pictures with their big machine and Daddy took some pictures with his phone. The look on her face breaks my heart. We knew she was so scared.

  A little while later the doctor came back with the results. Our suspicions were confirmed that Makayla had indeed broken her collar bone. All I can say after looking at this picture is OUCH!!

 The doctor said that collar bones are different because you can't cast them, you basically have to let the bone fuse and heal on its own. They gave Makayla a sling, some pain medicine, and told us to follow up with a pediatric orthopedic doctor. Once Makayla realized she didn't have to get shots and that we were on our way home she was a happier girl.

Since then, Makayla has been such a trooper. She loves to tell people that she, "broke her clavicle," and loves the extra attention she is getting from everyone, even if she does pretend to be shy about it. She doesn't complain about it much unless she bumps it or if she is needing some extra attention. I have to laugh because Makayla has definitely learned how to milk it, and she knows we will do anything to try to make her feel better. Hopefully we'll have some more information on how long she has to wear the sling when we meet with her orthopedic doctor on Friday. All I can say is that our little girl is such a tough little sweetheart!