Nursemaid's Elbow

Clara had an uncomfortable afternoon and an exciting evening. She went to a birthday party at her friend Julia's house at noon and injured her arm playing on the Bouncey Castle. She was very uncomfortable when she got home. We decided to let her take her nap and see how the arm was after that. She woke up in a lot of pain so we decided to take her to Urgent Care. She wasn't able to move her right arm at all. When she tried she cried in pain.

We got her all set up in the van for the trip over to the clinic. A teaspoon of Tylenol, a cereal bar, pink lemonade and Annie playing on her DVD player.

After a short wait we got in to see the doctor. He immediately diagnosed Nursemaid's Elbow. It's a dislocation of a bone in the elbow. He told Clara he was going to fix her arm but it might hurt a little. She was very brave. He felt around her elbow and after a few seconds he pressed a certain point and said "there, it's fixed." It reminded me of the legendary bonesetters who worked miracles around the irish countryside. Clara winced, and shed a few tears, but within a minute she was fine. Another minute later and she was playing pat-a-cake with me. Doctor Yao came back a few minutes later for a final check. He told Clara if she gave him a high five with her right hand she could have a lollipop and a Belle sticker. She was happy to oblige...


Clara with her immobile right arm.

"I wish this arm didn't hurt so much"..... Clara waiting for the doctor.

After the Bonesetter has finished his work, Clara reaches high for her reward, a lollipop.