Well, we had another doctor's appointment & had another set of x-rays done. All is looking okay for now. The ball joint has started to deteriorate & the doctor estimates that by August/September of this year Dakota will be able to under-go the 2nd surgery for removal of the plate & pins which are holding the bone in place currently.
He has been reprimanded for giving his mommy here a hard time not wanting to do his physical therapy exercises at home & so now we have to go to physical therapy twice a week instead of only once. They are wanting him to gain more strength in the outer muscles of his leg to minimize the limp he has going on right now. The doctor says that he will forever have a limp, but that getting it stronger now, will greatly reduce how much of a limp he has later on in life. I keep on harping at him to do the exercises & he continues to give me dirty looks & not do them because "they hurt". I feel bad for him, but at the same time I know I have to keep pushing him.
Once our physical therapist feels he has the strength that he needs in his leg, we will be getting rid of the walker completely. Currently it is still being used part-time in school & if him & I go out shopping or something (due to snow & ice). We have another appointment in March to see how things are progressing again. Until then, physical therapy twice a week & home exercises have been prescribed.
Will keep all informed as best I can....thanks for all the continued support!
Aww I know this has to be rough on you and him! Sounds like he is doing better..how is his therapy apts going? Is he liking it? I hope soon he will be able to lose the walker! Love you!! Let me know how he does from time to time!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Breahna! He hates physical therapy, mainly because they push him to use muscles that are still very sore, so it's a struggle! But we have to go two days a week, one day is land therapy and the other is water therapy. Out of the two I have to say that he enjoys the water therapy much more is is more willing to do the exercises when in the pool! He's a fish, just like his mom - lol! I hope soon he is able to walk completely on his own....no walker! I will do my best to keep you up to date on how he's doing :) Thanks for the comments ;)
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