UPDATE!! my poor dylan and his terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day

[lizajane]

only two days shy of his 2nd birthday, dylan got his first cast. sigh. he is so pitiful. what a brave boy he was ALL day as i toted him back and forth to the ped, the radiologist and the orthopedist. tomorrow we hit the hand specialist. he pulled over the front table (the tiny kind that you put mail on) in his third attempt to get some cleaner i took away from him. it broke his hand in two places. oh, my poor sweet thing.

UPDATE:
surgery tomorrow to put in a pin. poor tiny thing. but they said it is not a big deal.

[kristenk]

Ouch! Poor little guy! How long will he have the cast?

[crl]

Poor little boy. And poor mama! Sending good, healing thoughts your way.

[dules]

Poor baby! :(



Mary

[tylersmama]

Ow! Poor little guy! Heal fast, Dylan!

[jayali]

Awww, poor little guy. Hope he is feeling better soon. And poor you too!

[madelinesmom]

Bless heart... be warned, it might keep him down momentarily but kids adapt so quickly in a few days you will never know he even has one on...

BTW my daughter was in a body cast for 6 weeks b/c of some corrective surgery, she was 21 months, don't be afraid to give medication for pain. Especially in the beginning there was alot of difficulty sleeping, just be mindful that he might not be able to tell you what hurts. If they haven't already given you liquid hydrocodone (vicoden), they can, and your child should not be in pain. My daughter took it off and on while she was in her cast.

Jane
Madeline 1/20/03
Emily 11/29/05
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[lmintzer]

Oh, Liza! Poor Dylan! We went through this with Jack just a few months ago.

One piece of good news--once they get their casts on, they are SOO much more comfortable. Typically, the break won't hurt much at all. Jack is older, so he was able to tell us that he felt better. We only needed Motrin for a day after he got the cast (whereas, the night before, he was miserable).

Where are the breaks? Are they in the hand or above? How high does his cast go? Jack's went almost to his shoulder. Hopefully, Dylan's is only to his elbow!

They adapt so amazingly well--you'll see--he'll be playing just like nothing happened really soon!

[Tondi G]

Ahhhh poor little guy! We just dealt with the Orthopedic surgeon and a cast for 6 weeks with Mason (my 5 year old). He broke his arm.... of course couldn't have just been a clean break... he broke a piece of his elbow off so it required surgery!!!! Anyways... after a couple of days he was running around with the cast like he didn't even know it was there. He was given tylenol with codine for the first few days and then he was fine with just Motrin. And I'll tell... this BOY didn't learn a thing. He is still as crazy as ever.. running down the sidewalk, jumping off of things! Kids really are troopers though... I'll bet he will be fine in a day or two. It is almost worse for the mommies than it is for the kids!!!!

HUGS to the both of you!

~Tondi
Mommy to Mason 7/8/01 and Aidan 5/4/05

[MayB]

Liza,

I'm so sorry, DS had a cast when he was 28 months, fell out of his crib. PP is right, they do adapt quickly. Just watch out for the cast, I got whacked a few times because he didn't realize how heavy it was.

[kimbe]

Ouch! Hugs to Dylan and hugs to his great mama that has to help him get through all of this! Hang in there --- he'll be all fixed up in no time!

(I'm mentally signing his cast! Get Well Soon!)

[overcome]

>dylan got his first
>cast.

The way you worded this I am assuming Dylan is the "wild one" in your siggie and this is his "first cast" of many??!?! :-) I hope not.

I can't imagine how you feel, seeing your little guy in discomfort. I know how I feel when DD gets shots or has a fever. A broken bone! Yikes!

Good luck as Dylan and your family adjusts....
Hugs

[ChunkyNicksChunkyMom]

Happy Birthday Dylan, hope you heal extra fast. Liza is he the mild one?
Susan

#1 Nick 11-18-04
#2 Kate 04-26-06

[JulieL]

Poor thing! A good friend of mine DS had a cast on at 18 months, he got use to it pretty quick so hopefully Dylan will be the same. Hope he heals quickly!

[karolyp]

Poor baby! :(

Here's hoping he heals super fast and that you guys have a great birthday!

[saschalicks]

Poor guy. {{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}}}} to you mama I'm sure it was much more tramatic for you where he won't even remember it.

[Lovingliv]

Oh Liza, big hugs. hard to watch your little one in pain! I can't believe he is already 2...where did the time go? Hoping he is on the mend soon mama!!!!

[lizajane]

susan and ashley-
sadly, he is the mild one. and he still had the first break. pulling the table over was VERY unlike him. he is extra curious, but not dangerous like his brother. he just REALLY wanted that cleaner. sigh.

his brother is the one constantly dangling off a ledge yelling, "but i am BEING CAREFUL, MOMMY!" schuyler IS diego, animals rescuer. so he is constantly climbing something high and unstable to "rescue an animal." i am about to have a bedroom (dylan's now, was schuyler's) painted like a rainforest to talk schuyler into moving back into the room with dylan.

[Kungjo]

Poor baby!!! Hugs to you mama. KNow that it was tough on you too!!!

[shilo]

oh poor mommy and poor dylan. grab some extra hugs and snuggles for a few days while you can, i'm sure he'll be back to his normal self in no time!

lori
Sam 5/19/05 How lucky I am that you chose me.

[denna]

Poor baby! :( .... And ((hugs)) to you Liza, I cant imagine how tough this must be for you too seeing your little guy in pain. DS had to have an IV at birth and they put a splint w/ it and wrapped up his arm so the IV wouldnt move too much. I cried the day they pulled it out because of how he cried. I cant imagine if he had broken bones.

Happy Birthday Dylan! And I hope you feel better soon.

[npace19147]

Oh Liza, I am so sorry to hear this - poor Dylan and poor you too! Sending healing thoughts for a speedy recovery!

[mommy111]

Oh, poor baby! Hugs to Dylan! I hope he feels better soon.

[saschalicks]

Liza,
I'm so sorry I just wanna' hug him too. Tell him mommy's friends are thinking of him.

[g-mama]

Liza, I'm so sorry you and Dylan are going through this. It's hard on them but sometimes I feel like it's harder on us to see them suffer.

My oldest ds had a cast put on his leg at age 2.5 and it was really difficult.

We'll keep Dylan in our prayers tomorrow for a quick and easy surgery.


~Kristen

Paolo 11-00
Benjamin 8-03
Marco 12-05

[elizabethkott]

Ohhhhh, poor munchkin!!
Hope he heals quickly!

[TraciG]

AH good luck with the surgery !

[Marisa6826]

Aw, Liza! I'm so sorry!

If it's any consolation, he won't remember it. :(

I have been in and out of a series of 12 (!!!) casts since August. I really thought that it would come off today. NOPE. One more for another two weeks.

I can completely sympathise.

HUGE hugs!

-m

Oh, and definitely have those painkillers ready for him. He's going to need them for the first few days.

[KrisM]

Poor guy. Good luck tomorrow.

[denna]

((hugs)) mama. Thinking of you and Dylan sending ((healing)) your way.

[punkrockmama]

Oh crap! I'm so sorry Liza. Sorry that your little guy got hurt and sorry that you have to see him go thru this, I'm sure your heart's hurtin' over it. BIG, big hugs to you both.

Here's to the surgery going smoothly and quickly. I'll be thinking of you guys.

Hugs! :)

[cuca_]

Poor thing! I hope the surgery goes well, and that he recovers quickly.

Carmen
DD May 2003
DD May 2005

[LD92599]

Thinking about you & Dylan today! Best wishes!

Laura
Mom to Will

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[missym]

Poor little Dylan! I'll be thinking of you all today.


Missy, mom to Gwen 03/03 and Rebecca 09/05

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[buddyleebaby]

HUGS for you and him, mama.

[mommyoftwo]

So sorry to hear about Dylan. :( I'll be praying that his surgery goes well. Please update us when you can. If it makes you feel any better, one of my brothers broke his leg when he was just over age two (pretty bad spiral fracture) and it didn't slow him up a bit. He actually wore through three casts because we couldn't keep him from running on it even though it was a full leg cast and not intended for walking let alone running. I'm sure Dylan will be just fine.