Robert actually had a broken leg

Well, almost three weeks after Robert's accident we find out that he actually had a broken femur.  The fracture is in the growth plate which is why the ER xray team didn't see it.

Robert had a check up with his surgeon last week on 7/14.  At that time his left knee was still swollen and bruised.  She recommended us seeing the pediatric orthopedic, and scheduled the next available appointment - one week later.

Ironically, when we walked into the office we saw Dr. Armstrong there - he is in our ward doing a residency with Dr. Jacks.  Robert was first seen by an assistant or intern.  She did a complete exam and then reported to the doctor.  Then another assistant came in with Dr. Jacks and Dr. Armstrong.  They each did their own individual exam and conferred with each other.  All three came to the same conclusion - that Robert sustained a small fracture in the growth plate of his femur.  They all also agreed that Robert was very lucky to have been resting it due to the concussion, thus helping the leg to heal at the same time - he missed having a cast by just a few days.  They would have casted him had they known earlier.  Since he was already in the 3rd week, it was essentially too late.  By the end of next week, he will be completely healed.  WOW!  That's mind-boggling.  How did they miss the fracture in the first place - did they miss anything else?  Actually, I doubt it.  Robert is extremely active and feeling back to normal.  He's antsy to get back to regular activity.  The good news was that the activities that are good for his leg's healing process are the activities he's been doing - swimming and biking.  She gave the "clear" to run for XC but the "hold" on soccer for three more weeks.  That's okay - soccer doesn't start until after August 1 anyway.

I'm just so glad we found out so that Robert didn't do anything in this limbo time that would cause harm.  Almost there ---