Dakota had another doctor's appointment today to see how his leg is progressing and we have GREAT news! We are rid of the clunky, super heavy, pain in the butt wheelchair. WOOHOO!!!!!!! He is still required to use his walker full time for now, but during the next three to four weeks of physical therapy (starting next week) he will hopefully regain enough strength to re-learn to walk without using a walker or crutches. So here's hoping he will start out the New Year on foot :)
We had new x-rays taken of the hips and of the leg itself and all is looking like it should at this point. The ball joint is starting to thin out and will soon start to fall apart, but will be held in place when it starts regenerating because of the plate and pins. This process, the deteriorating/re-growth of the bone, is going to take roughly a year to 18 months.
Dakota got the okay to start swim therapy and he is looking forward to that. So am I since his activities are pretty limited and will be for some time. He'll be able to burn off some of that energy. The doctor checked Dakota's range of motion and he is still pretty stiff, so we have some exercises to work on more at home to get the muscles loosened up a bit.
At the last appointment we had a month ago, I had been very concerned about the weight loss and the depression that Dakota seemed to be suffering from. I am very glad to report that once he was allowed to go back to school and interact with other children again, he snapped right out of it. He is also, very slowly gaining weight. I believe we have gained a pound in the last month and a half. His appetite is steadily getting better though.
Well I believe for now that is all I have to update ya'll on. Thanks again for everyone's thoughts and prayers for us.....keep em' coming. We have a long road ahead of us yet!
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