This is the first day without a brace or cast since 12/22...7.5 weeks ago! Also, prior to that she was only out of a cast for 10 days before her femur fractured. We can’t even remember what it’s like to see both of these little legs!
We are very hopeful that she will have a longer time without a cast now.
Suzie’s doing very well and her legs look great! Her stitches are healing well and will be minimal over time. Her X-rays look just beautiful!! 😍 I was heartbroken the first time I saw her little femurs back last April and realized what was going on underneath her skin. She looked so normal, and we didn’t know that her bones were so bent and it was only a matter of when they’d break rather than if. But now they are nice and straight and ready to heal as strong as they can be! I should mention that she is still at high risk of fractures and her bones will always break more easily, but now that they are straight they do not have the extra pressure on them any time she stands and if they do break, they will not be displaced (where the bone is separated and out of its normal position).
Suzie was not excited to take her brace off and it will be a gradual process getting her comfortable without it. We will also have to work to strengthen her legs and her muscles have atrophied a lot.
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