Life on the Road

Last week we had to go back to the ER - this time for Nick.

He’d been complaining of sharp pain in his shoulder for about a week, and it seemed to be getting worse rather than better.  I called his doctor, but they said that they would only have to refer us for an X-Ray, so we might as well just go to an Urgent Care or ER.

So back we went to Homestead Hospital, but this time we were quickly called from the waiting room into “Speediatrics,” the separate pediatric ER ward.

Triage and admitting were done right there in our private room, where we were watching TV and relaxing in between.  We saw the doc, they took Nick for an X-Ray, and we saw the doc again.

Diagnosis:  ACL - a minor separation of the collarbone from the shoulder. 

It’s usually a sports injury, so there’s really no telling how Nick did it. 

He has ibuprofin and a sling - mostly for his own amusement - and it’s supposed to just heal on its own in a week or so.

Whew, that trip wasn’t so bad!