Update on Noah

Noah had his doctor's appointment this morning. The doctor (who I'm pretty sure treated Zach when he broke his leg) removed Noah's temporary cast and did not put a new cast on. He said a cast wouldn't help Noah's arm heal because of where the break is. He also said that where the location of the break is is very unusual.I wondered about the effectiveness of the cast since it didn't cover where the break is. So, the cast technician made a sling for Noah since there are no slings already made for 2 year olds. Plus, the doctor said that the slings that are made by the companies would cause Noah's shoulder to be pushed up and it needs to be down and relaxed to heal. Noah's arm is supposed to be at a 90 degree angle and close to his body.

Matt and I both agree that this sling is not doing what it should, so Matt is going to make one of his own. Noah can move his arm around way too much with this sling. The doctor also recommended that the sling be worn at bedtime, but we are concerned about Noah strangling himself with it in the middle of the night, so Matt took it off before putting Noah in bed. Noah will be seen again by the doctor in 3 weeks. I don't think we're on the right road to recovery yet. The doctor said it would take about 10 days of keeping Noah's arm still in the sling for the bones to start sticking together to heal. Noah's arm has not been still today. It's great that Noah is not in pain and feels like he can use his arm more, but it's not going to be great if in 3 weeks, he still has a broken bone.