Trace's Broken Hand

We found out yesterday that Trace has a boxer's fracture of his right pinky knuckle. I had a bit of a mom and PT fail as it took us 9 days to realize it was broken. Let me go back in time a bit, so the weekend after Grandma's funeral Trace and Trevor flew back so Trace could play in his soccer tournament in Sarasota. They got back on Sunday right after Kaylee and I flew back from Iowa, so it was a bit hectic. I remember Trace showing me his hand and telling me it was swollen. I remember telling him to ice it and we should keep an eye on it. 

Well fast forward 9 days and that brings us to yesterday when I was taking him to goalie practice. On the way he says that he might need to sit out of practice again if his hand starts to hurt. I questioned him more and found out that it bothered him last week at goalie practice, which he hadn't told us. I asked him how he hurt his hand and he told me he punched the goal post when he was frustrated during his last game of the tournament. He then showed me his hand, which was obviously not in good alignment. At that point, we decided to skip practice and get an x-ray, which confirmed a boxer's fracture. 

Thankfully, we were able to get into a hand specialist today who said that surgery was not recommended and that he should regain full function of his hand after wearing a customized splint for a few weeks. So here is Trace with his new splint. Apparently he has a high pain tolerance since he kept silent for 9 days after the injury. He's happy that he can still play soccer in the field with his team, he just can't play goalie for at least three weeks. We told him next time not to be so tough...