Monday, July 25, 2011

Broken Arm not Broken Spirit

Damonito fell and broke his arm. The doctor who set it felt that it wasn't because he'd had a seizure but more likely that he had fallen and was trying to catch himself from falling. He came down hard on his arm and it broke at the elbow.
He had surgery to place 2 pins in his elbow went well. No problems. He spent the night in the hospital. It was his first trip to the Phoenix Children's Hospital, where he will be going from now on. The hospital was great. We will certainly miss Barrow and Dr. Ng (he's taken another job outside of Phoenix)
We were never sure if Damonito was left or right handed and now we're pretty sure he's left handed.
He broke his left arm.
To move his arm, he very gently picks it up with his right hand. He won't move it on it's own.
The good news is that he's getting his cast off for his birthday in 2 days.


If he'd had a seizure, he wouldn't have been trying to catch himself. He would just fall over like a tree. Timber.
When a person has a tonic clonic seizure (better know as a grand mal seizure), the tonic phase comes first: All the muscles stiffen. Air being forced past the vocal cords sometimes causing a cry or groan. The person loses consciousness and falls to the floor. The tongue or cheek may be bitten, so bloody saliva may come from the mouth. The person may turn a bit blue in the face. After the tonic phase comes the clonic phase: The arms and usually the legs begin to jerk rapidly and rhythmically, bending and relaxing at the elbows, hips, and knees. After a few minutes, the jerking slows and stops.