Thoughts

Monday, April 16, 2012

Thoughts

Russell is now just about as active as he was before the cast. He walks along furniture, and sometimes takes a step or two without holding on, walks on his knees, can go up and down stairs, etc. He still has trouble playing with anything on the floor (it's a little hard to reach) and he cannot climb onto chairs or couches, because he cannot bend at the waist. It's so nice to not be so worried about him now. He's getting back into being the cheery happy boy he was before. I cannot tell you how much relief this gives me. Soo much better now than two weeks ago. I wonder how much of this we'll have to go through with each new cast. It's more than just adjusting to another cast because every cast is different. Some casts get more correction than others. His curve could only go down to 19 degrees again in the next cast, or we might get more correction. The thing is, is that even though the x-rays show 19* and 0* right now, it will probably go back to where it was as soon as the cast is off. It just depends on how much he grows during each cast. But each one will be a little different, different pressure points, different effects on the lungs and digestive organs. This time, he had a lot of gas and burps and tummy pain, just due to the changes in his torso and the tight cast. We have to feed him lots of small meals throughout the day, because he WILL throw up if he eats too much at one time. There just isn't room in that tight cast. Yea, that happened one day. However, I think we're slipping into a routine finally, because things are really getting better. Mostly just because I am accepting it better, and I have a better outlook on our future this year. It's mainly due to me consciously deciding to have more positive thoughts about this. I'm trying.