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Cast Off!





Guess you could say in some ways we are in our own little episode of Survivor sometimes, but on our version of Survivor, getting "cast off" is how you WIN the game! :) Today was getting casts off day. Maddy's legs look like they've healed up great. Her skin is very dry and her legs have lost a little muscle but they were so non-muscular before that they actually don't look too much different than before she got the casts. Maddy was a great patient for getting her casts off. She giggled the whole time they were cutting them off and loved watching the whole procedure. She still has some steritape on her surgery incisions but that should fall off soon. She also still had all the pen marks from when they drew on her legs for surgery. I think that will wash off in the bath tonight. The REAL bath she can finally take and so desperately needs. She got upset when we went down to orthodics. I think her knees are still a little sore. Especially the one they operated on in the front. Aaron let her put a little bit of weight on it and she started crying pretty hard. She got settled down though and was a good patient for getting her splints fitted. She will actually get new ones this week because they made the ones she got today too short. They will also give her some shoes that have wedge so that she'll be balance better for standing with her splints on. She will do therapy at Scottish Rite all week next week, so it is going to be a busy and intense week for all of us, but it should be great. Keep us in your prayers this week as Maddy gets used to her splints and does therapy for standing and walking. We are praying that she does have a lot more mobility now and that the correction they were able to get on her knees will really help her be able to do so much more. It is going to be a wait and see game as she recovers and does her therapy. One more note: Surgery on the foot will not be in June. I am really glad about that. It will not be til maybe the fall. They want to let her really get going on walking and building up leg muscle and all that good stuff before doing her foot. We are so happy that we're casts off! :)

Comments

Blabber said…
Glad all is going good. Can't wait to hear about therapy!!!
May 30, 2011 at 6:20 PM
Drs Meyer said…
She's hilarious when she concentrates on the stuff on her legs. It amazes me that she minds them being off more than on. I for one am really EXCITED about casts off :)
May 31, 2011 at 5:21 PM
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