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.