X-Ray

The day we were driving back from Great Wolf Lodge we decided to make a pit stop and check out the new Bass Pro Shop in Tacoma.  It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt!  We were back looking at the big ol' fishing boats when Landon climbed up on one.  We knew he was on the boat and we were fine with it because we were checking out the boat ourselves (for fun, not for real)! What we didn't know (because we are such attentive parents!) is that Landon was climbing up onto one of the fishing seats on the bow of the boat - these seats are up probably 2 feet off the boat bow and at least 6 feet off the ground.  He fell off.  Splat.  It is a sound I will never forget - body meets concrete.  It was terrible.  He obviously started screaming (which was actually a good sign to me) - I raced over and scooped him up.  Employees from around the store came running over because it was heard all over the store.  They were wanting to call 911 - we said no.  Once it was determined that he hadn't hit his head, we did not feel 911 needed to be called.  I was able to calm him down and then we were on a mission to figure out where he was hurt.  I set him down to walk to me and his right leg just buckled, so I picked him back up.  When we asked him where it hurt, he would either point to his bottom, hip or leg depending on the time you asked him.  I carried him throughout the store and periodically tried to get him to walk to me, but the same thing would happen.  We decided to go home and wait it out a little bit before determining our next steps.  He was given some Tylenol and rested - he was then able to walk on his leg with a little bit of a limp - good, we knew it wasn't broken now!  The next morning he was walking almost completely normal - phew!  School let us know that he never mentioned his leg hurting, seemed fine aside from a little decrease of energy/activity.  This was how he stayed for the next couple weeks.  He rarely complained of it hurting anymore, was running and walking on it.  Then last Wednesday we were out for a walk (all 4 of us) when Josh and I were behind Landon running and realized he wasn't running right - he had a little gallop to his run and you could see he was favoring the left leg.  When he walked up stairs, he was now leading with his left leg instead of his right (he's right footed).  We decided it was time to see the doctor now.

Thursday afternoon, we took him to the doctor.  The doctor did all sorts of mobility tests on him and although Landon still never complained of anything hurting (this kid has an INSANE high pain tolerance) the doctor did determine his range of motion with his right hip was significantly less than his left hip.  Up for X-rays we went...

X-rays came back clear of any fracture - phew!  We (including the doctor) weren't too concerned of a fracture because of how much weight he was able to put on his leg and because of how active he's been - but better safe than sorry.  It is most likely a sprain or a strain, but the decrease in range of motion is still concerning.  We are supposed to watch it for another 1-2 weeks and he's still having the same issues, he'll be referred out to Ortho for them to check him out further and determine if he needs any physical therapy.  So now we wait...but in the mean time, he's happy, active and not letting it stop him from anything.  Tough guy!