AAAARRRRGGGHHH! Week 13 rears its ugly head

Another week! Her knee extended r2 changed but not the r1. So we are at 15/20 for everything except left knee extended. And at 10/20 for that. I was hoping against hope but to no avail. I had wanted it to be off by Xmas. Well, Mary seems pretty sure it will be off by 2 weeks the latest and into the 2 week cast. Which means either its off the Monday after Xmas or the Monday after New Years.

Grace has been giving lots of trouble with casting since she hit neutral. Forgot to mention that. She is so afraid of being hurt she tightens up and gets hurt. Sometimes Mary cant even get her to what she was when she started until she settles down. I have never seen her this way. And she says she cannot stop being afraid. As soon as the cast is done she stops so it does not hurt her to be at that point. Good only one or two castings left. Poor Grace!

Her girth has changed to 21.5 cm which is very nice. And Mary is VERY happy with her walk - seems she is using a penduluum movement on the left side which is VERY good. Hooray!

Same exercises except instead of doing the hip out and bring around the back, she is to bring the hip back diagonally.

I did find out that her shoe size with the AFO is going to be 1.5 to 2 sizes bigger. UGH! All her other AFOs were to the same size as her right foot. So that is not very pleasant. But it will be better than the casts. Guess it has to do with having an extended foot bed? I was hoping for better but will take whatever if we eventually can cut out the AFO all together.

It was BITTER cold at Childrens this morning:


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