Ben's Most Recent Ordeal

I posted the last two entries from my phone so I didn't write anything.
On Monday Ben came home about 6 o'clock after skim-boarding with some friends. He was limping and told us he had collided with a friend while they were attempting to "high-five" while skimming past one another. He said his leg hurt, but he was walking and went to take a shower. By 9 o'clock he was in such extreme agony we decided to take him to the hospital. They x-rayed his leg but there was no fracture. The doctor seemed concerned though and said he thought Ben might have "compartment syndrome". At first I was glad it wasn't broken, but I had web access on my phone so when I looked up what compartment syndrome is, I wasn't so sure that a break wouldn't have been better.
After a procedure which involved sticking a needle an inch into Ben's swollen leg to measure pressure they decided he probably didn't have Compartment Syndrome, but wanted to keep him "over-night" for observation. I put over-night in quotations because at this point it was well after 3 AM. I thought we had already been there overnight! Still, they ordered up a room for him and by the time they got him tucked in it was almost 4 AM.
I went home and emailed work so they would know I'd be late and went to bed. Ben called at 7:45 AM and said another doctor had checked him and he could go home now. Tina went to get him so I could sleep a bit more. She didn't get back with him until almost 11:30, and then I went to work.
He was told to take it easy, ice the leg and keep it elevated. He's been pretty good about this and the swelling is starting to go down. Hopefully he'll fully heal before injuring himself again.
We'll see.