Phalange Fodder

A few days after Steve got home from the hospital (remember that? see HERE), Sam was running upstairs into the bonus room, when he inadvertently jammed his finger into the bonus room door. After putting ice on it for a few minutes, it swelled up, and still was causing much pain -- so he ended up in the Urgent Care room (as opposed to the Emergency Room -- a difference of about $800). They did x-rays and determined he probably had a hairline fracture. Joy.

So he wore a full forearm cast for a couple of weeks, then graduated to a finger/wrist wrap cast thingy, then to just some medical tape wrapped around his ring and pinky fingers. All in all, he was in some sort of wrap for about 4 weeks.

His least favorite part of wearing the casts was itchiness. His favorite part about it was that he couldn't practice barritone -- his mom did NOT appreciate that attitude.