Well, it has been one week since the spica cast was removed. Maddy is still not using her left leg. She has figured out how to crawl. The way she does it reminds me of a frog because her left leg is bent, and she uses the right to hop/scoot around. Maddy's left leg is also still swollen a little. So I am going to call the doctor tomorrow with my concerns. It is my opinion that she needs physical therapy. The doctor had originally said that they typically do not prescribe PT for children because they play so hard that they get PT through play. Maddy is playing, but absolutely not using that left leg.
Christmas was great this year. Everyone received what they wanted from Santa.
I will update when I have more news. Hopefully, tomorrow.
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Nightime Cast
This is the cast that Maddy wears now at night. I forgot to take the picture when she went to bed so I had to take it after she fell asleep.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
The Hip Spica Cast Was Taken Off Yesterday
Kevin and I took Maddy for a CT Scan and a doctor visit yesterday. I was planning to speak to Dr. Rosenfeld about possibly taking the cast off early. It would be about 20 days early. Maddy appetite was lessening and she was beginning to spit up because she was running out of room in the cast. Her right foot has also stiffened up considerably.
Dr. Rosenfeld came in the room and told us that he had already looked at the CT Scan and it looked great. Then he said the magic words "Let's take the cast off"! So I received my Christmas wish yesterday. I wanted Maddy out of the cast before Christmas (of course, if it was safe to do so). I saw the CT Scan and there was a huge difference from the last scan, it looked so good.
Taking the cast off was very traumatic for all of us. Because her femur went into the hip socket so easily in the surgery, and Dr. Rosenfeld wanted it to stay in socket, the cast was very tight around the hip area and very thick to protect it from bumps. So it took alot to get it off. Once the cast was off, we were able to clean Maddy up with wipes,which did not do a very good job. Basically just her left leg had a lot of dead skin. That was kinda gross to look at.
It was so nice to be able to hold Maddy without that heavy cast on. They did make her another cast to wear at night. This cast is only on her legs. I will take a picture of her in it tonight and post it hopefully tomorrow.
Maddy is very sore in the left hip area. That area of her body has not moved for about 70 days. Right now she is not able to crawl at all. I keep moving her from sitting to laying down, jst trying to slowly loosen her up. But everytime we move her it hurts her. I really hope it gets better soon.
That's all for now.
Dr. Rosenfeld came in the room and told us that he had already looked at the CT Scan and it looked great. Then he said the magic words "Let's take the cast off"! So I received my Christmas wish yesterday. I wanted Maddy out of the cast before Christmas (of course, if it was safe to do so). I saw the CT Scan and there was a huge difference from the last scan, it looked so good.
Taking the cast off was very traumatic for all of us. Because her femur went into the hip socket so easily in the surgery, and Dr. Rosenfeld wanted it to stay in socket, the cast was very tight around the hip area and very thick to protect it from bumps. So it took alot to get it off. Once the cast was off, we were able to clean Maddy up with wipes,which did not do a very good job. Basically just her left leg had a lot of dead skin. That was kinda gross to look at.
It was so nice to be able to hold Maddy without that heavy cast on. They did make her another cast to wear at night. This cast is only on her legs. I will take a picture of her in it tonight and post it hopefully tomorrow.
Maddy is very sore in the left hip area. That area of her body has not moved for about 70 days. Right now she is not able to crawl at all. I keep moving her from sitting to laying down, jst trying to slowly loosen her up. But everytime we move her it hurts her. I really hope it gets better soon.
That's all for now.
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