For April, Daddy Lim had taken on a large part of ferrying the kids, bringing the kids for medical appointments and even attending school events bcos he was clearing leave in anticipation of his new adventure. I have very much appreciated that. Now that his new adventure has started, it had fallen back on me. Not only bcos I am mummy (Happy Mother's Day!) but also bcos my work allows more time flexibility.
Nana had her medical appointment this morning. It had been 4 weeks since she is in hard cast and we are all hoping that the cast can come off. Seriously, not only she is inconvenient but it has come to the point that she didn't want to bother others anymore and it is super sian to go everywhere with a wheelchair. I felt so liberated when I went to the mall with Daddy Lim without Nana. No more lugging of wheelchair in and out of boot or waiting for the lift that takes forever to come.
The morning started well with a nice cup of coffee. Things must go well, right?
Her appointment was at 10am and Daddy Lim said that there isn't much of a point to arrive early. I started rushing when a NUH SMS came in at 9am, informing that we can start registering. Register what? We were still at home.
We arrived before 10 and the clinic was crowded. We had to get a Q number to register that took a while. The last pictures! We were very hopeful that the cast would be removed.
Then we weren't sure what we were waiting for. I was staring intently at the screen that went ding dong, ding dong so often.
Finally, we were called to register at the physical counter and were told that we had to have the cast removed (yay!), take the x-ray and see the doctor to decide the next course of action.
It was again a good wait to remove the cast. I am amazed at the number of kids and teenagers who have broken some bones. There were all kinds of cast. Lol. We were the last few and I was told to wait outside. Aiya, missed the chance to watch the process. Nana said that it was a little crazy when the cast was sawed in half. The sawing noise that I heard was scary too.
Nana was obviously very thrilled to have the cast removed and tickled too bcos her casted leg is a shade darker and smaller bcos of muscle loss. The must do thing is to scrrraaatccchhhh... ahhhh...
We headed up to L2 for the x-ray, which was another wait. While in search of a restroom, I walked past the NICU and the delivery suite. Memories!
Nana was made to stand for the x-ray and she barely dares to put weight on the foot. Once the x-ray was done, it was back at the same clinic to wait to consult the doctor.
The doctor (the same one who saw her the last time) commented that the fracture has started healing nicely but not completely. She said that it was a bad fracture, borderlining between cast and needing a surgery, which also meant a longer cast/ healing period. However, instead of a hard cast, she can be converted to an air cast but she cannot put any weight on the foot and to come back 2 months later.
We were sent back to the same room where her cast was removed, to be taught how the air cast is to be worn. Viola!
So what is the difference if she still cannot put weight on her fractured foot? The air cast can be removed during shower and during long periods of non-movement (sitting down or sleeping). Most importantly, it can be removed when she needed a scratch. Hohoho.
We will still need her clutches and her wheelchair. T.T I don't know how she is going to manage Bangkok. We are looking for alternatives in place of the current bulky rented wheelchair. She also had to miss the USS trip that the kids are planning for end June. Poor thing... poor us too. At least, we had an upgrade in "cast". Hoho.
Mummy Lim
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