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Sat, Mar 6th - Initial injury at WMS practice. Fingers of throwing hand hit with foul ball while playing catcher and going down for the block. Pushed back hand making wrist hurt. Played one game for travel team at catcher an hour later but sat out next game that day.
Sun, Mar 7th - Played first inning of travel game as catcher. Sat out the rest of that game and the second game of the day.
Went to Physician Urgent Care. X-ray taken because of the swelling (not a lot, but definitely some - no bruising) and pain. Nothing seen on x-ray but forwarded to radiologist for second opinion. Wrapped wrist with an ace bandage to help minimize movement to prevent pain. When called on Wednesday the office said the report did not have any additional findings.
Mon, Mar 8th & Wed, Mar 10th - Attended WMS practices with minimal participation. Kept wrist wrapped all week and iced in the morning and evening.
Week of Sun, Mar 14th - Sat, Mar 20th - Spring Break. Used wrist some for kayaking but generally rested it all week.
Mon, Mar 22nd - Returned to normal practice and no pain.
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Tues, Mar 30th - Hit palm of throwing hand while playing catcher in Smash game with a pitch from our fastest pitcher. Didn't push back hand the same way but instant pain. Finished out that inning and caught one more before sitting. Iced wrist that evening and took Motrin.
Wed, Mar 31st - Iced wrist in the morning and wore an Ace bandage most of the day at school. Participated in WMS practice in the gym. Was able to do everything in practice with minimal pain until started hitting heavy balls. Hit about 10 balls before the pain was too much and sat out the remainder of practice.
Thurs, April 1st - Today - Sat out all practices and games.
Sat, Mar 6th - Initial injury at WMS practice. Fingers of throwing hand hit with foul ball while playing catcher and going down for the block. Pushed back hand making wrist hurt. Played one game for travel team at catcher an hour later but sat out next game that day.
Sun, Mar 7th - Played first inning of travel game as catcher. Sat out the rest of that game and the second game of the day.
Went to Physician Urgent Care. X-ray taken because of the swelling (not a lot, but definitely some - no bruising) and pain. Nothing seen on x-ray but forwarded to radiologist for second opinion. Wrapped wrist with an ace bandage to help minimize movement to prevent pain. When called on Wednesday the office said the report did not have any additional findings.
Mon, Mar 8th & Wed, Mar 10th - Attended WMS practices with minimal participation. Kept wrist wrapped all week and iced in the morning and evening.
Week of Sun, Mar 14th - Sat, Mar 20th - Spring Break. Used wrist some for kayaking but generally rested it all week.
Mon, Mar 22nd - Returned to normal practice and no pain.
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Tues, Mar 30th - Hit palm of throwing hand while playing catcher in Smash game with a pitch from our fastest pitcher. Didn't push back hand the same way but instant pain. Finished out that inning and caught one more before sitting. Iced wrist that evening and took Motrin.
Wed, Mar 31st - Iced wrist in the morning and wore an Ace bandage most of the day at school. Participated in WMS practice in the gym. Was able to do everything in practice with minimal pain until started hitting heavy balls. Hit about 10 balls before the pain was too much and sat out the remainder of practice.
Thurs, April 1st - Today - Sat out all practices and games.
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Brian took him in this morning. They took x-rays and the doctor figured out the exact location of the pain.
It was determined that Carter has a closed fracture of the distal end of the ulna. The doctor saw a slight separation in the area where the ulna (the smaller long bone in the lower arm) meets the small bones. I believe this is connective tissue in the growth plate area. He also used the word sprain when describing the issue.
Carter now gets to wear this removable hard cast for 4 weeks.
It keeps him from moving his wrist at all but he can take it off to shower. He is also cleared to play baseball. This is his throwing hand his throws may look like a catapult chucking a ball since he can't bend his wrist :) Woodland practice was cancelled today (I think there were at least four kids that were sick and didn't come to school and the coach is worried about either passing something around or if there is a Covid diagnosis, having to quarantine the team). Brian worked with Carter instead for awhile after school and got him pretty comfortable throwing and hitting with the cast. Carter updated the coach and hopefully he gets to play in the game tomorrow!
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