softgabby
Gear Empress
As you guys know, I had an elbow injury after being hit by a pitch last Tuesday. I had gone to the walk-in clinic and the doctor thought I just had a bruise and the swelling may have been pushing on a nerve. Well, I had an appointment this morning with my doctor and here's what happened.
She pushed on the spot where my injury occurred and she thought she could feel a protrusion underneath my skin. She had her nurse call down to imaging to make me a spot down there and had me come back in an hour. We went down to imaging, got x-rays and a couple of other things they wanted. My mom and I went to the cafeteria and Starbucks in that hour. We went back up to the doctors office for the update. The doctor asked us if we wanted the good, the bad or the ugly. I said the bad. She said that my arm looks like it's broken and I'll need a cast. The ugly, I'll be in a cast for at least 8 weeks. The good, I don't need to see the specialist in Philadelphia. What sucks is I won't be able to travel to Florida to see my cousins and play softball this summer. They called the local orthopedist and got me an appointment for that day. They also called the specialist in Philly and had my appointment cancelled. We then went to the orthopedist and he confirmed the reading. They then asked me what color cast I wanted and if I wanted a traditional plaster cast or a waterproof fiberglas cast. I went waterproof so I can at least go swimming. My cast goes up to halfway up my upper arm. I'm kinda depressed that I won't get to play. But I'll get to see my little sister play in her first season of summer ball.
She pushed on the spot where my injury occurred and she thought she could feel a protrusion underneath my skin. She had her nurse call down to imaging to make me a spot down there and had me come back in an hour. We went down to imaging, got x-rays and a couple of other things they wanted. My mom and I went to the cafeteria and Starbucks in that hour. We went back up to the doctors office for the update. The doctor asked us if we wanted the good, the bad or the ugly. I said the bad. She said that my arm looks like it's broken and I'll need a cast. The ugly, I'll be in a cast for at least 8 weeks. The good, I don't need to see the specialist in Philadelphia. What sucks is I won't be able to travel to Florida to see my cousins and play softball this summer. They called the local orthopedist and got me an appointment for that day. They also called the specialist in Philly and had my appointment cancelled. We then went to the orthopedist and he confirmed the reading. They then asked me what color cast I wanted and if I wanted a traditional plaster cast or a waterproof fiberglas cast. I went waterproof so I can at least go swimming. My cast goes up to halfway up my upper arm. I'm kinda depressed that I won't get to play. But I'll get to see my little sister play in her first season of summer ball.