Karisa spent the fall of first grade taking dance class. When January came along we decided she would try something new so we signed her up for gymnastics. She was SUPER excited when we discovered she could be in the same class as Tess Gledhill and Ella! What could be better than that? She even got new leotards for Christmas. Well, 3rd time going to class (Monday, January 30, 2023) did not go well. At the very end of class she was doing a higher beam than she had done before. She fell off the beam towards the end of it and landed in pain. Her coach came to her to see if she was ok, got her an ice pack, and since it was the end of class she put her shoes on in tears and we left. We dropped Ella off at home that night and when we got home her ankle was very swollen. We put ice on it right away. The further on the night went, the less she wanted to put weight on it. The next morning it was still very swollen and now she wouldn't even attempt to stand. So we got an appointment at urgent care and headed there to see what they had to say.
They took an x-ray of her foot and told us it was definitely sprained. She had torn 1 of 3 ligaments. But he said there was one little part on the x-ray he couldn't quite make out. So for now she would wear a walking boot, they would send the x-rays to the hospital to be looked at by radiologists, and then if he heard anything back they would give me a call. But he said it was unlikely he would be calling me back...an hour and a half later he called back to say it was broken. She had a small fracture on the ankle bone (talus - I think) that is connected to the fibula. So I needed to come back and get crutches because she couldn't put any weight on it until we saw the orthopedist...hopefully they would call me by Monday (it was Tuesday). Fortunately, we were able to get an appointment that Friday and he said she didn't need to use the crutches anymore! So she will be in the walking boot for 8 weeks unless we have better news at her 4 week appointment. She has had minimal pain and the fracture is not on any growth plates so should heal quickly and well.
Karisa became quite proficient at using her crutches. Mrs. Moore was very sweet with her at school and pushed her around on her wheeled chair. And all the kids were very helpful to her...especially Sam, Rylee, and Avery. And if you have to use crutches...why not look cute doing it!
