First week of physical therapy DONE

We've made it through the first week of PT. Our appointments have been very late this week so coming home to cooked meals from family and friends has been a real treat. I thank you all so much for helping us during this time of adjustment. We are so incredibly grateful.

Caleb had a pretty good week and has improved so much with bending and straightening his knee. This causes a lot of anxiety for him in PT because it is painful for him but overall he is doing great. I'm happy to say that he is actually getting around a lot better and is starting to put some weight down on the fixator. In fact, he was walking around the house today for a brief moment without his walker. BIG improvement from just yesterday!

CAUTION! FIXATOR PICTURES:

I thought I would post some pictures of his fixator with the bandages off since the intention of this blog is be give information regarding the lengthening process. As most FH kids have fixators that look quite different from each other, this is what Caleb's looks like.

Caleb has four large pins that go through his leg and lots of wires in his foot.

There are stitches in his knee from where the put the plate in.

This is a look from the other side of the foot.

 

This is with his splint.

Not pretty but you really do get used to looking at it pretty quickly. Caleb has a green splint on his foot to keep it from pointing downwards. This is quite comfortable for him and he doesn't like it off for too long. Caleb is continuing to amaze us. Everyday he continues to improve and he is adjusting well to a life with a fixator.