We have no incidents of broken bones in the family. Given how accident prone Zaky was (and still in) when he was young, we had always guessed that he would be the one who would rewrite the family history. We are so right.
Yday afternoon, he called me from school. He had stayed back with his friends to play basketball after school and then injured his left hand pinky finger. He definitely sounded scared and said that his pinky was swelling, numbed and cannot bend. It sounded bad already. He didn't cry; of course cannot cry in front of his guy friends lah.
I asked for a picture.
How to compare? I asked him to flip his hand and he sent me this.
Anyway, he went home. He said that the pain was excruciating. He cannot bend his finger bcos of the pain and there was pain even when the finger was at rest. Daddy Lim managed to leave the yard earlier to attend to Zaky.
Zaky said that he was trying to do a alleyoop but missed and the basketball then slipped through his ring and pinky finger. I cannot imagine how that happened with such a big ball and tiny gap between the 2 fingers.
Daddy Lim said that Zaky was having a hearty dinner when he arrived home. Lol. This picture shows the seriousness.
The wait at the NUH A&E is long, very, very long. They arrived at 7.30pm and was informed that it was estimated to be a 6 hours wait. Zzzzz. The boys burnt time with Netflix and supper.
Finally at 9.45pm, Zaky got to take his X-Ray. Of course there would be more waiting to see the doctor thereafter.
I fell asleep waiting. At almost midnight, Daddy Lim texted to inform that he had fractured his pinky.
No operation is required for now. His pinky would be in a splint for the next 2 weeks and he would be excused from exercise for 2 weeks too.
Bcos X-ray can only tell broken bones, he would have to wait for the swelling to reduce and another follow-up appointment with the specialist to examine if his tendon is intact. I supposed we will also be told what's next for the fracture. I don't think it is simply a 2 weeks' rest and his pinky would be good as new.
The boys were home only at 1ish. Zaky was super tired and slept easily; he didn't complain about pain. He earned himself another day's of MC. I wondered what will happen to his NGS that would take place in July.
Anyway, the boys had a wonderful father-son time during the long wait. Daddy Lim said that they discussed about what to do if Zaky has to be hospitalised. Zaky said that Daddy Lim can only leave after he has watched him entered lala land. Lol. Also, how bored he would be until his pinky heals, with no basketball, no aggro skating and even no gaming. Apparently, you need your left hand pinky finger for your character to crouch in a game. Lol.
Achievement unlocked and the honor is Zaky's, like we have all guessed. Hoho. I was just surprised that it is from basketball and not aggro skating. Haha.
Mummy Lim
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