Trixiebelle
Proud Parent
Poor DD - she can't seem to catch a break. Or rather catches too many of them. Around this time last year we were just learning about her spondy which led to a summer of no gymastics but lots of conditioning. She caught up to her team mates to compete a mix of L7 and USAIGC and was doing well. Her giant was consistent and beautiful and she overcame the fear issue with the BH on beam...
And now this! In my effort to show her that there is a world of fun sports other than gymanstics, I had her take a field hocking clinic and yesterday was the tournament. Poor Trixie took a stick to the hand in the beginning of the 3 rd game - PLAYED the whole game and another. I could tell it was bad right away when I saw the tears that she quickly hid and in the end it was the swelling that took us to the clinic. She missed the last game and a few parents were testy and thought I was over reacting when I yanked her from play.
Thank goodness for urgent care - we were in an out in under 45 minutes! X-ray showed a minor buckle fracture and while the DR said that this was the best kind to get and that they sometimes heal in 2 weeks, but he likes to see the kids wait 3-5...
The big kicker is that Silver regionals are in 6 weeks.... So even if she is healed by then, it will take a few more weeks of gradual training to get her back to where she was. So it looks like the year of prepping for nationals will end on a low note. She is thrilled however she did have a chance to compete and scorred high enough at L7 that she can move on to L8 next year. I love her optimism!
Anyone else out there experience this injury? Any words of advice? We have to follow up with our ped in the morning and hopefully a referral to a ped ortho to be sure she is healed before being allowed back to practice.
And now this! In my effort to show her that there is a world of fun sports other than gymanstics, I had her take a field hocking clinic and yesterday was the tournament. Poor Trixie took a stick to the hand in the beginning of the 3 rd game - PLAYED the whole game and another. I could tell it was bad right away when I saw the tears that she quickly hid and in the end it was the swelling that took us to the clinic. She missed the last game and a few parents were testy and thought I was over reacting when I yanked her from play.
Thank goodness for urgent care - we were in an out in under 45 minutes! X-ray showed a minor buckle fracture and while the DR said that this was the best kind to get and that they sometimes heal in 2 weeks, but he likes to see the kids wait 3-5...
The big kicker is that Silver regionals are in 6 weeks.... So even if she is healed by then, it will take a few more weeks of gradual training to get her back to where she was. So it looks like the year of prepping for nationals will end on a low note. She is thrilled however she did have a chance to compete and scorred high enough at L7 that she can move on to L8 next year. I love her optimism!
Anyone else out there experience this injury? Any words of advice? We have to follow up with our ped in the morning and hopefully a referral to a ped ortho to be sure she is healed before being allowed back to practice.