Friday the 13th

I am not, nor have I ever been a superstitious person... however, this last Friday was a little tough on my little boy.

Long story short- Eli got a nurse maids elbow. Which means that he partially dislocated it. Now, this had happened to Annica when we lived in Idaho so I knew what symptoms to look for. And I KNEW that this was what Eli was dealing with. So late Friday night, I took him to an urgent care. I told the doctor what I thought, and he didn't listen to me. He took x-rays (which I knew he would - its rountine) and saw nothing. So he fiddle with it, all the while Eli is SCREAMING in pain. And says, I can see he is in pain, but I don't know why. I again pressed... its nurse maids elbow, will you try... and he said the he felt his elbow was in place because he could move it around. WHAT? (he obviously was not a pediatrician) And told me he would send the x-rays into a specialist, and that we should see if he felt better in the morning.

So.... we made it through a long night, every time Eli rolled over he screamed, so we brought him into our bed to keep a closer eye on him. And he cried and whined and whimpered. Saturday went about the same. his arm was limp at his side.Every time he tried to move his arm, or if it got bumped or nudged... he screamed. DJ and I decided that someone else better have a look. SO I took him to the E.R. and the doctor came in and I told him, I think its nurse maids. He said he agreed, asked if I would mind having a Student in her residency take a look at it. She came in, (supervised) and Popped his elbow back into place in ONE try. And not even two hours later, he was back to normal.....

don't doctors know that mama knows best?