January 24, 2011

• Take that, sister!

  So my sister crashed while sledding.  Anytime anyone crashes while sledding, it is awesome, this was no exception.  Here’s a video my brother in law posted to facebook before we even got to the ER.
  

  Now, you have to understand that we were celebrating a late Christmas and we were sledding before opening presents.  After she crashed, using the skills that I have acquired as a physician, I proceeded to immediately keep sledding and ignored my sisters pain.  Then, after sledding, I went over to my sister and noticed that she wasn’t, technically, using her leg.  I read somewhere that that is bad.  Thus, using my diagnostic skills, I told her to suck it up and kept playing.

  Later, I checked her out, and with my deep compassion I decided that she was fine and we should unwrap presents…  after that, we ate pizza and then her non-stop pain was enough to convince us to go to the emergency department.

  I was sure it was a sprain, but my crazy sister has had several sprains before and thought it was worse.  I tried to convince her it was nothing, but off we went anyways. 

  So we got an X-ray and she got some Vicodin and everything was fine.  She selfishly didn’t give any of the Vicodin to her inebriated brothers.  What a meany.  She got an aircast and crutches.  Just as I thought.

  Insert 5 days time.  I got a call from her at work.

  Turns out her foot had gotten more swollen and more painful despite Vico-snacks and rest.  So she went to the medi-center and got another X-ray.  This time… broken!  So I went back and re-reviewed her first X-rays.  Still looked fine, no sign of any fracture.  Oh well.  So she broke her fibula, and her trust in her doctor brother.  At least we had yet another memorable Xmas.

  On a completely separate not, everytime Samantha watches this video, she cackles like some insane witch.  Not sure why, but please try it on your children to see if they have the same result:

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