5 cm. and Growing!!!

The past two weeks since Mary had the outpatient manipulation were very hard. Mary was continually uncomfortable and stiff. But today we had a long awaited doctors appointment and it was great!!!

The tone was set when we were able to report to Dr Scott that on Tuesday the Physical Therapist was so happy how straight he was able to get Mary's leg, he called her Daddy over to show him. The PT thought it was at least -15 degrees. (It had been over -30 and the goal is less than -20.)

First she had x-rays and although Dr. Scott didn't think the measurement was precise he believes we are at 5 cm. (right on target).




1 cm.

2 cm.

3 cm.

5 cm.

Mary stood for Dr. Scott...look how more even she is!

Then we were HAPPILY surprised to learn Dr. Scott would remove the bar he put on 2 weeks before that immobilized her knee!!!



the dreaded bar across her knee

Mary's smile when she learned Dr. Scott would be removing the bar that has made her so uncomfortable the past two weeks!



Pure JOY when Dr. Scott bent her knee after removing the bar!!!

And our 3rd piece of good news is that Dr. Scott is going to let us continue on for 6 cm. We will see him in one week so he can check the movement in her knee. We have scheduled 3 visits with PT between now and then to help our cause. Once we get to 6 cm. we may stop depending on how her knee is doing. (Our dream goal is 7 cm. since she has a projected 7.5 cm. difference.)

I think I keep saying it but this process is full of constant change. Now we have to adjust to Mary learning to bend her knee again. A very nice thing to have to get used to- don't get me wrong but the body has to learn how to do it again which is a change.

We topped the day off by meeting the other girl who got her fixator on 5 weeks after Mary. Mary has had some very sweet play dates but tonight she said it was so nice to spend time with Victoria because they were in the exact situation. They just sat in their wheelchairs and talked. She didn't have to worry about Victoria wanting to run off and do something Mary couldn't do or that would make Mary feel physically uncomfortable. 



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