Injury Report

We have been putting off the end of hockey for as long as we can, and it’s been working out so far, though we got an injury the other day. The kids are playing hockey over at the neighboring rink and they are both doing a great job and having a blast. Since it’s all for fun, N played with A’s team, which is PW/Bantam level (N is a Squirt). He played with them last year and it was a great experience, he had fun and he really shined.

This time around, A’s coach welcomed him aboard again, but when they played, the other team was sort of big. They were also taking hard slap shots, and N took one on his ankle that literally took his feet out from under him. He immediately skated off the ice and said it hurt. I took him into the locker room and he said it really hurt, so we decided he was done. After the game, the coach said he wasn’t going to allow slapshots anymore, but I don’t know how you’re going to enforce that. In the end, I regret letting N play with the big kids, he really got hurt.

That night N couldn’t sleep because the pain was so bad. We gave him Tylenol but it didn’t help, so first thing in the morning we took him to the doctor. I was really concerned that it might be broken because the pain was constant and it was pretty swollen, though having broken all my limbs, I can see some of the telltale signs of breakage, and he did not seem to be exhibiting them.

Good fortune shined on us, however, because the X-rays came back negative. It was mainly a bad bruise, and they gave N a pair of crutches let us go. We got him some children’s ibuprofen, which I think works better than Tylenol, and over the course of the past few days, he’s recovered nicely. We may even do some skating today, but we shall see.

Whatever be the case, I’m grateful that he didn’t break his ankle, we were really concerned. Thanks again, and until the next time, thanks for reading, and thanks to hardran3 for the pic.