On 3rd October I was lifting Lewis off my bed and he's alot heavier and taller just recently and I misjudged my lifting and slipped forward a little and Lewis' leg got twisted underneath him. He cried alot, so I took him to A&E to get it checked out, he had an x-ray and it was clear - bad sprain, plenty of rest and paracetamol and it will be fine in a few weeks.So although I didnt send Lewis to school the following week, he did have normal life at home, normal activities, gentle physio, putting his shoes on, lifting, moving, etc.
Then on Monday 11th October I got a letter from A&E asking us to go back as they had reviewed Lewis' x-ray and would like to see him again. So on Tuesday Granny and I took him back to hospital for another x-ray. Well it turns out Lewis did have a fracture on the original x-ray but it was very difficult to see (hairline). He had another x-ray yesterday and there is now a very distinct fracture and so Lewis has a plaster cast on his leg from his toes to the top of his thigh on his right leg.
We have to go back in one week for a further x-ray to see if the break will heal on its own or if it might need manipulation of surgery.
Lewis will be in plaster for around 6 weeks at least, and we are waiting for risk assessments to be done to decide if he can return to school with his plaster on or if he will be safer at home.
Our concern is that Lewis may need bone density testing as we are worried that such a gentle twist has actually broken his tibia so we will be talking to the doctors about that next week.
