Immediately I knew something was wrong. I undressed and examined her. She was bruised but insistent on getting up so I let her try standing (bad idea). It made her break worse and caused her bone to be pushed outward creating a bulge just above her ankle where it was broken. Thanks to my mom being here with us we were able to dart right out the door. We rushed her to urgent care but they took one look at it and sent us to the emergency room because it was too severe for them to deal with.
The Mercy Methodist hospital out here is a small hospital and does not have a pediatrics department. The emergency staff gave her pain medication to help her get comfortable and took x-rays to get an idea of what they were dealing with. She broke both of the bones in her lower leg just above the ankle. It may have broken a 3rd place but she's so small they aren't able to tell until she sees a specialist. The breaks both went through her growth plate which means it could create problems with her growth as time goes on. Since Mercy didn't have any Pedatrics avalible at the hospital were were at they had to call around to other Mercy hospital trying to find a pediatric Orthopedist who could set her let. There were words used like open surgery, pins, plates, screws...YIKES! After almost 8 hours of waiting (they had us in a comfortable room not the waiting room) we were transferred via ambulance to UC Davis in down town Sacramento. Justin ran home to pick up some of our things and bring a video to the kids. Check it out on Facebook here.
We were greeted by a waiting and ready staff when we arrived. The poor baby had to be poked and prodded all over again to re-examine her. By this time Lana was fully aware that anytime a stranger walked into the room they would want to touch her and she would break down. She held up like such a trooper through it all. She kept using the sign for "all finished" anytime someone would touch her. The Orthopedist at Davis decided the best course of action was to put her under and see if he could set the bone and cast it. It took two tries but they were able to get it set in a position that they were comfortable with it staying in until she can see an Pediatric Orthopedist to look at it.
We arrived home about 3:30 - 4:00 this morning and have been zombies ever since. I'm running out now to get her pain medication filled and pick up a little umbrella stroller to use as her "wheelchair" as the kids call it. We will be going back to Davis to see the Pediatric Orthopedist with in the week. Thank you so much to all the friends that stopped by while we were gone to cheer up and check on the kids and my mom. We left in such a rush everyone was in tears. We are go grateful for the prayers and meals for our family. We will pay it forward as soon as we are given the opportunity. Much love to you all.
