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I totally jinxed myself with that last entry!  Saturday night, Drew fell out of bed.  He cried for a minute after I put him back in bed and then he was complaining that his neck hurt when he woke up Sunday morning.  We just figured he landed on his shoulder funny because it wasn't swollen or bruised, and he continued to use it.  Monday, he seemed better during the day, but then Monday night he woke up in the middle of the night and was uncomfortable, so we decided we should go see the GP on Tuesday.  (for day of appointments, you have to call starting at half past 8, and it is typically busy the first 25 times I cal!l!)  But, I got an appointment for 10:50.  We saw the doctor and he suspected a broken clavicle, so he wrote something on a piece of paper, sealed it up and gave it to me with instructions to go to St. George's A&E (where I had just been with Lauren on Saturday!!!!).  Side note: I am still not sure what the note said...

I had to come home first because the guys were coming to pick up our oversized wardrobes (yeah, I get my kitchen back!), and I was having a grocery delivery as well as a cleaning lady.  We were not able to leave here until about 12:40.  We arrived at the hospital at 1:00 via the bus since it was not an ambulatory injury.  Since I had already done my research about A&E (ambulance and emergency) on Saturday, I knew just what to do.  Once we got to triage, the doctor immediately ordered x-rays.  Drew did an awesome job with that, and then we had to wait for quite some time to see a doctor.

The doctor showed me the X-ray showing the break in his right clavicle, and she informed that because of the "delayed presentation," (aka we didn't bring him in straightaway), we would receive a phone call from the health visitors (kind of social services I think), but she assured me she didn't have any issues, it was just protocol.  A nurse brought a "sling," and I use that term very loosely, as it was simply a piece of muslin and a few safety pins.  And she wasn't even sure how to get it on!!  And Drew was NOT happy at all with having that on, and he proceeded to scream about it until we got home around 4:15.  (thankfully, Brad was able to leave work early and get the girls!!) He also pulled it right off as soon as he could.

This picture is from last night, he was NOT happy about it!

A little happier this morning.

They made an appointment for me with oath this morning, so back to the hospital for the third time in 5 days.  Thankfully, it's a quick bus ride.  They were having some issues with their computers, but we were out of there in about an hour, and Drew now has a cuff and collar, which is much more comfortable for him and he has more mobility.  He will need to wear this for 2 weeks, and it will heal on it's own.

This cuff and collar is much better!

What an adventure!  And a note on the bus...of the four bus rides we took to and from the hospital, there was only one bus that didn't switch bus drivers on the route.  It just struck me as funny because one bus driver gets off and another gets on at one of the bus stops.  I don't know why that's funny, it just is!