Broken Arm

Brother broke his arm today during P.E. at school. Of course his left, thankfully he is a bit ambidextrous. Broke both bones just above his wrist. After a quick stop at the minor ER to verify a break with a scare of needing surgery, and a 9 hour stay in the children's ER, it is now 'set'. Thankful for that 'gut mommy instinct' that made me demand that an orthopedic see the x-rays and visit with us. Yes, I know kind ER doctor that you have seen lots of breaks, yes I know kids' bones heal quickly-precisly the reason I don't want it casted in a 'wrong' position, I can hear that it is a busy day in the ER and my kid's problem is minor, yes I understand I will have to wait for the ortho on call to come down.....but guess what this is my kid and he happens to be my most important 'case' and only the best care is what he will be getting and he will be looked at by a pediatric specialist 'cause I know my rights :-) I wish I was very wrong about the whole thing but "I told you so" doctor lady, thanks for semi apologizing. Bad break, needed to be straightened out or would have had a crooked arm and who knows what other side effects. We are home and he is finally resting peacefully. He is quite bummed after having his first baseball practice for his first season yesterday. He loved it and was so excited for the season. His first concern in learning he had a broken arm was baseball and not being able to write for school-letting his teammates/teacher down. He is such an amazing kid, with an incredible spirit and pain threshold. Hard to see my boy hurting and sad. Once again blessed by my children's great, caring teachers and baseball coaches all for checking in on him. Blessed that we dealing with 'just' a broken arm. Prayers please and thanks!