He Got Those PIns OUT!!!

WOW! What a crazy experience it is to see pins pulled out of your kid's arm. The first picture is the AFTER. Seth got a new glow-in-the-dark cast and we took him to Baskin Robbins. WARNING: If you have a weak stomach you might want to skip this post.

First we had the old cast removed. Seth wanted to keep it (me, too). Then to X-Rays.
X-Rays looked great so the surgeon came and pulled the pins out with a pair of pliers. Just a couple of twists and out they came. They say kids cry and scream, but Seth did not make a sound. The look on his face said it hurt, but he denies it. I did give him some Tylenol with Codiene in it before we left. It took less than 40 seconds and I think I could have done it at home!

Two pins in his elbow. They held the piece that broke off to the rest of his bone.

Even Seth wanted a good look.




After!

The pink line is where they cut his arm open during surgery (it has little stitch marks) and the two holes are where the pins were. One of the pins gushed blood when they pulled it out, the other: nothing. Seth is doing great-back to his usual crazy-boy self! 3 more weeks til we get this cast off.