8/3/11 Foot is straight & flat. Looking good.
The skin is shiny & red like that, I think, because of the stretching.It has been that way almost since the beginning.
Nice stretch over to the left is completed.Now we've begun dorsal flexion (bringing toes up towards sky).
Josiah has recovered well from the operation he had last week.
He has not needed over-the-counter meds at all since last Friday which is better than he was doing BEFORE the operation. Maybe it feels better now that it's more secure?
At any rate, things are back to normal here and we're hoping that the next 22 days of correction are uneventful.
I'm a tad worried about next Tuesday when we go in to have 3 of the 6 struts changed out.
The first time we had them switched, Josiah screamed in the guy's face for 20 minutes at the top of his lungs. It should not hurt at all. They put stabilizing struts in before removing any so that there is no movement of the halos. Josiah just freaks out at the potential pain and he doesn't like anyone handling his frame or even anything brushing up against his skin.
Dr. Nelson will still be in Haiti, so a colleague will be checking Jo out and the tech will do the strut change as usual.
I've been going a little stir crazy during the week, especially because my husband is away on business. It just makes the days feel long. We all look forward to daddy coming home each day, so it's hard when he doesn't.
My sister came over today and we went to the HOA pool next door to my house. It was so nice and Josiah loves to be in the water. It is definitely a challenge with 3 non-swimmers, but with my sister's & nephew's help, we made it work and everyone had a good time.
He has not needed over-the-counter meds at all since last Friday which is better than he was doing BEFORE the operation. Maybe it feels better now that it's more secure?
At any rate, things are back to normal here and we're hoping that the next 22 days of correction are uneventful.
I'm a tad worried about next Tuesday when we go in to have 3 of the 6 struts changed out.
The first time we had them switched, Josiah screamed in the guy's face for 20 minutes at the top of his lungs. It should not hurt at all. They put stabilizing struts in before removing any so that there is no movement of the halos. Josiah just freaks out at the potential pain and he doesn't like anyone handling his frame or even anything brushing up against his skin.
Dr. Nelson will still be in Haiti, so a colleague will be checking Jo out and the tech will do the strut change as usual.
I've been going a little stir crazy during the week, especially because my husband is away on business. It just makes the days feel long. We all look forward to daddy coming home each day, so it's hard when he doesn't.
My sister came over today and we went to the HOA pool next door to my house. It was so nice and Josiah loves to be in the water. It is definitely a challenge with 3 non-swimmers, but with my sister's & nephew's help, we made it work and everyone had a good time.
Awe what a blessing it is to swim!
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