After driving for 8 hours on our return trip from SC, we stopped at our cousins' house for a break before the final four hours.
Charles and William bounced on the trampoline with GiGi and Mason, but suddenly Charles started crying--odd for him since he doesn't cry. He said his chest hurt. We iced him and pushed on his bones and didn't feel anything. After a couple of hours, we drove home and went to bed. Charles felt better this morning, but if picked up, he let out an "ouch!" We went to CHOP urgent care to get him checked out.
X-rays were ordered, and the first reading said it was a chest wall contusion. We left, but 20 minutes later, we got a call from the doctor that the x-rays were sent to the radiologist in Philly, and he thought he could see a buckle fracture. Longer discomfort for Charles and no karate for a month.
Side notes: Charles is ornery. When the tech told him he would have to stand very still for his "picture" and then turned away to find his lead loin cloth, Charles started dancing. He was perfect for the actual x-ray, but he does like to ham it up.
He looks really injured in his picture, right? He bounced down the hall after the nurse, and he has been running around and carrying on all day. Crazy boy!
