Well its finally here, the day we take Brian for his check-up and cast removal. Brian hated having his cast sawed off. In fact, he told the nurse that she couldn't do it because that was his bandage. Once the cast was off, Brian really babied his leg, something he didn't do for the last 3 weeks with his cast on. He demanded a "Band-Aide" for his leg before we left.
If the x-ray didn't show enough new bone growth, Brian would be re-cast for another 4 to 6 weeks. You can image my elation when the x-ray showed he had healed properly. No need to re-cast Brian's leg!!
The doctor told us that Brian was not allowed to run, jump or climb for a few weeks and that Brian may limp for weeks. We didn't understand exactly what he meant until we asked Brian to walk. At first Brian refused to walk on it, or put any pressure on his leg at all. We finally got him to hobble on it a little. When he did, Brian walked like he still had his cast on his leg. Then the doctor came back in to watch. He explained that Brian's brain will have to tell his body over time to start walking normal but that it is not unusual for Brian to limp for 4 to 8 weeks.
Well its finally here, the day we take Brian for his check-up and cast removal. Brian hated having his cast sawed off. In fact, he told the nurse that she couldn't do it because that was his bandage. Once the cast was off, Brian really babied his leg, something he didn't do for the last 3 weeks with his cast on. He demanded a "Band-Aide" for his leg before we left.
The doctor told us that Brian was not allowed to run, jump or climb for a few weeks and that Brian may limp for weeks. We didn't understand exactly what he meant until we asked Brian to walk. At first Brian refused to walk on it, or put any pressure on his leg at all. We finally got him to hobble on it a little. When he did, Brian walked like he still had his cast on his leg. Then the doctor came back in to watch. He explained that Brian's brain will have to tell his body over time to start walking normal but that it is not unusual for Brian to limp for 4 to 8 weeks.
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