The nurses at the hospital were all impressed with Suzie and how well she took her meds.
Thursday, February 14, 2019
Pre-surgery Goofiness!
Suzie was very anxious before surgery, but they gave her some pretty good meds, as you can see...
No More Brace!
No brace today!!
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.
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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| not excited about getting brace off |
Sunday, February 10, 2019
Lion Dance
We checked out a Lion Dance at a local Asian marketplace today for
Chinese New Year. Suzie was interested but then got super scared when
the lions came out. It was a total freak out- screaming like she thought
they were going to eat her! I guess her front row spot wasn’t so good
after all. 🤦♀️ We moved her away and Brian held her which calmed her down. Hopefully next year is better, but the rest of us liked it!
Monday, January 28, 2019
Back to School
Suzie went back to school today! She’s doing really well and is now off
pain meds and seems pretty comfortable most of the time. The worst is at
night when she’s stuck in one position. She’s still waking up several
times a night. She has two more weeks in her brace and then we can work
on regaining strength with water therapy and PT.
We were able to give her a bath- it had been over 4 weeks since her last real bath! She was scared to be out of the brace, but once in the water she liked it and had clearly missed it. She doesn’t realize that the rods in her legs support them and she doesn’t have to worry about her bones moving if she’s not in the brace. It was amazing to see how straight her little legs are now! Her tibia had a large bump on the shin where her bone broke in October and healed angled. It’s now gone!
We are definitely past the worst and two more weeks with the bulky brace seems like nothing!
We were able to give her a bath- it had been over 4 weeks since her last real bath! She was scared to be out of the brace, but once in the water she liked it and had clearly missed it. She doesn’t realize that the rods in her legs support them and she doesn’t have to worry about her bones moving if she’s not in the brace. It was amazing to see how straight her little legs are now! Her tibia had a large bump on the shin where her bone broke in October and healed angled. It’s now gone!
We are definitely past the worst and two more weeks with the bulky brace seems like nothing!
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| smiles after school |
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| playing with snow |
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| pizza in bed |
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