Ankle Gate...The latest!

Its a shame that our first post in weeks is the world exclusive of 'Anklegate' - the full story!



So I better start at the beginning!
Tom was playing rugby yesterday afternoon in Brackers and whenever he plays at home he always rides his bike up to the club house so he can partake in some beer action with the lads afterwards!
Tils scooted up (At sonic speed as per usual!) and I pushed Wig in the bug, when it was time to go home we were all ready for a curry! - boohoo for me, we never got it!
When it was time to leave Tils got tired as she had been running round the club with Macy and Finner's and we had already had a busy day so she asked to put her scoot on top of the buggy and sit on Daddy's bicycle, she was sitting on the cross bar being pushed along and thought she would see what would happen if she put her foot in the spokes - Sounds like something Uncle Charlie would do!

Well obviously it got mangled and tangled, then she started to cry - not because of the pain but because she had lost one of her favourite sandals - she is sooooooo her Great Grandmother's, Grandmother's and Mother's daughter!

She had not realised what had happened to her foot at at first as she was so worried about her sandal and Tom could not see her ankle as he was holding her, so I told him we needed an ambulance ASAP, trying to make it sound really casual so I didn't scare her - you know me ...VERY subtle!!!
Her foot was almost black as all of the blood vessels had surfaced, it was also nearly as swollen as her thigh when it first happen- we thought it had dislocated.
We waited for the Ambulance, and Tils did not want to get in at first, but the Ambulance men Ian and Jim were fabulous - they are not Matilda and Elsie blog readers YET (maybe we will give them the URL when we take a cake down to them!!!!) They were great with both Tils and me - I nearly fainted about 4 times!
I was talking jibberish - quite normal I know, but worse as I was in shock! I was telling Tilly she would see sheep, and out of pure coincidence when we got to the hospital the room they put her in was farm yard themed and there was a massive sheep painted on the wall, which was great as she was fantastic once she saw the sheep that I had promised in my warped state of mind!

This picture was taken just before she was plastered up, The swelling had gone down quite alot by then but it is still pretty bad. - it is her right ankle.

She had 4 X rays which were inconclusive as she had a splint on her ankle, it had metal on it next to the suspected fracture, so it obscured the view of the bone, once they removed the splint they took another 4 X rays but the swelling was so bad they are still unsure whether it is broken or not, so she has to go back to the fracture clinic for more x rays in a week, she had her leg put in a cast and she was given morphine (she is now a mighty morphine power ranger!) and lots of pain relief and she was allowed home providing we return to A & E if she gets uncomfortable or the cast slips. She was super brave!

She is on COMPLETE bed rest for a week... Anyone who knows Matilda will know I have my work cutout on that one, she has already tried to get out of bed twice and said she doesn't really want to wear the 'funny leg' anymore! - her and Vicky are like twins now!

Olivia and Pen popped by to see the patient today whilst Mummy was at Tesco with Emma, she has also been playing on the Disney princess Wii game we brought her for being so brave - it is so dull, but she loves it!
She has had two other treats too - eating in the front room is a big no no here, and she has had breakfast, lunch and tea on the sofa bed. Plus, I do not normally give her tinned food and she had Fi fi and the flower tots pasta shapes (YUK!) in tomato sauce on toast for Sups, so she is absolutely milking it now!

She is off of school for at least a week and is now on the sofa bed in the front room during the day and in her bed at normal bed time until Mummy and Daddy go to bed, then we will bring her back down stairs and take turns in staying with her, Elsie is also up during the night as she is still suffering with her tummy, So we are all going to be tired bunnies! - I have not done personal replies to text messages, facebook messages and emails as there are so many people, so I will send the link to this post - please don't be offended by the impersonal nature!!! Anyone wanting to visit is more then welcome as it will make the week go alot quicker!



Elsie has been fabulous, Emma and Mark kindly took her last night whilst we were at the hospital, and today she has been making lots of noise- she is really loud!