Reed's broken leg

Reed had a soccer game on Saturday and was playing great. A little after halftime, he was playing hard (as usual) and collided with a bigger player on the other team. He fell down awkwardly and grabbed his leg in pain. Brian immediately knew something was wrong. The coaches got him off the field, but he couldn't walk or put any weight on it at all.

Just to get things checked out, we headed to the Urgent Care where a friend of ours was working. Reed tried to take a few steps in the waiting room, and we all thought he was going to be fine. But...they took an x-ray, and he has a broken fibula just below the knee.

They put him in a splint (half cast) and sent us on our way. Reed did really well over the weekend with the cast and even managed to use the walker to get around.

On Monday, we went to see the orthopedic doctor. He gave us really good news - Reed only needs to be in the cast for two weeks! He said that the bone is stable, and the cast really just provides pain relief by keeping everything still. They were even able to position his foot in a way that he can walk. Reed chose neon green for his new cast and is doing great!

Back to school!