Not broken...
By TheRealDawn
@dawnald (85137)
Shingle Springs, California
March 21, 2016 5:22pm CST
How many doctors does it take to read an x-ray?
In this case, three.
The first doctor, at the urgent care, looked at Cary's x-ray and said no break.
Then the radiologist looked it over, and said there was a fracture.
Today the specialist took more x-rays and said it's a sprain. Same treatment as if it were a break, removable case, but it's not a break.
I guess those are the breaks.
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6 responses
@Carmelanirel2 (8085)
• United States
21 Mar 16
That is scary, even if the treatment is the same, I'd personally would want to know.
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@Carmelanirel2 (8085)
• United States
21 Mar 16
@dawnald So, not broken was the final verdict? That's great! 
@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
22 Mar 16
How frustrating. If you'd known you could have just gone to the specialist first. Save time, money and stress.
@dawnald (85137)
• Shingle Springs, California
22 Mar 16
@celticeagle When I first went in, I was told by the school nurse that it was just a sprain, so I went to the urgent care just to make sure. They referred us to the specialist. I could have called one directly since I have PPO insurance, but I wouldn't have had a clue what type of doctor to call.
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@dawnald (85137)
• Shingle Springs, California
22 Mar 16
From what the specialist told me, it is very hard to see a break in this particular place, and you have to have looked at a lot of them, especially when it is tiny. Two doctors say it isn't a break, and the specialist says the treatment would be the same even if it were, so as long as he doesn't have trouble, I"m good with it.
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
21 Mar 16
wow you did get the run around but sprains can be more miserable than an actual break as the break often heals faster than the sprain does. Im glad hat they reached a c onclusion but why make it cost more by taking three doctors shame on them
@dawnald (85137)
• Shingle Springs, California
21 Mar 16
It was the doctor who saw him, the radiologist and the specialist. If the radiologist hadn't seen a "break", we might not have ended up with the specialist, but at least he seems to know what he's doing.
@Blondie2222 (28610)
• United States
22 Mar 16
It takes more than 1 person here to read xray's also. Glad it's not broken though and just sprained. I hope she heals quickly.
