Well, as happy as I was with the overall experience at Victory Medical, I am glad they recommended going to a specialist. We then got scheduled for a Monday morning appointment to see a doctor at Texas Orthopedics at 8:00am. This has been a roller coaster ride of emotions, specially for Mijo, who seemed to sink to a new low I had never seen in his eyes and demeanor when he was told he had fractured his bone and it looked to make sense looking at the x-ray, I was in agreement, for the most part.
This morning we got to the clinic about 10 minutes late, the traffic is ridiculous between Lamar and Mopac at that hour. Ben White appeared as packed as of people were headed to the mall to shop on Christmas break, the whole way to Mopac from before Lamar was backed up and the clinic happens to be in the one street that lies between the two major roadways. Luckily, I had sat and done all the paperwork online at 6:00am, it took almost an hour, but even the payment was taken care of in this way. When we walked in, they just took a picture of my ID and I signed one last electronic form. We sat for maybe 2-3 minutes waiting and then we were called in.
It was refreshing to see what was obviously a doctor doctor, I don't mind the PAs, but if my son's football season is going to be ended, I want it to be by a professional, not someone in scrubs, no disrespect to them, they are filling in a need, but it is becoming harder to see a real doctor. The doctor rolled in with a very calm and poised demeanor, he asked some simple questions about how the accident happened. Then he moved my son's arms around and pressed here and there. He then stepped out to see the x-rays they did in their office and decided that he did not have a fracture as we had been told, but an AC sprain. The AC (acromioclavicular) joint holds the clavicle and acromion together and the way he fell is a very common way to injure the area.
The doctor also said if he had broken the humerus, even a hairline fracture, he wouldn't be able to move his arm around without it giving him sharp pain. What looked like the fracture in the x-ray last week is where two bone plates join together as the body grows. The best news is that he is cleared to play, provided his pain tolerance will allow him. He did suggest maybe waiting another week, to let the shoulder rest, but he also said trainers know how to wrap the area to give it added support, but a direct hit will still hurt. I loved the fact that nothing is broken and it is up to my son if/when he chooses to play. I would like to see him rest this week, as the school they play is going to be another horrible blowout, more than likely, but they have a chance to win the rest of their games, so I hope he will be ready and able to play.
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