You visit their emergency medical clinic or at least that is seems to be our daughter's philosophy! I don't get it, as a kid/teen/young adult I managed to stay out of walk-in-clinics, urgent care facilities and emergency rooms, but not our child. She is her Father made over so if there is going to be some type of mishap it is going to happen to one of them. So, on Sunday night when she came to me hold her right thumb and crying I knew it was on. Here is how it went...
Me: "What happen?"Kid: " I was running upstairs..sniff sniff"
Me: "What happen?"
Kid: " I was going to talk to Grandma..sniff sniff"
Me: "Hello..what happen?"
Kid: "Oh, I slammed the end of my thumb right into the stair case railing"
Me: "Ouch!"
It was swelling, so we iced it down and gave her some Motrin. Monday she was sick with a virus (fever and the sort) and Tuesday she was up and on her way to school. However, when she got home it was still swollen and it was more difficult for her to bend so off we went to our neighbor Emergency Urgent Care Facility!
Two and 1/2 quick hours later, three episodes of cupcake wars viewing it from the in room set and the Food Channel the verdict was in..x-ray reveals no broken bones just an acute jam. The nurse hadn't cleared the room when the kids says "think I will get a splint, that would be sooo cool." The Doctor came in and said you need to ice it, give her Motrin and we will splint it.
The kid broke out in a dance, I swear I don't know what her or her Father's fascination is with medical apparel. I said, this is why I could dress up as a occupational injury last Halloween between all the medical garb you and your Dad have sported around over the years. She started to laugh and said..."It is a good think I want to be a veterinarian and not a medical doctor. I would spend all my time trying on the stuff and would never get to my patients." My response was " Yep, you would look funny wearing a dog's halo collar and I am sure your customers would have a few questions."
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