Addison's cast is GONE! After 8 long weeks of a long arm cast, we finally got rid of that thing! Addison did great at her appointment this morning and left a happy girl! The MD said he was very pleased with how well she was healing. He said it looked better than he expected. The cast came off today, but she will need surgery again in about 6-12 weeks to remove the screw in her elbow. The screw has to come out so it doesn't interfere with her growth plate in her arm.
I took a picture of the computer screen where he had the side by side comparison of before and after. The picture on the left is from June 20th. It is after being in a cast for 4 weeks, but was actually worse than the initial break. The doc's thought is that fluid got in between the bone fragments during the first 4 weeks and caused the fracture to actually worsen. The picture on the right is from today. The bone looks much better (thanks to the screw!) and is healing quite nicely! We are so thankful that her arm has finally started healing properly!
Below is a picture of my lovebug on the way home. My little diva with her sunglasses on her head. She's one happy girl!! And she even got a treat from Gigi at the store for being a good patient this morning! I mean, every girl needs a Dora cell phone, right? :)
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YAY for Addison! I'm so glad everything has gone well. I hate that you are having to go through this. I can only imagine how you feel. I've been praying for that sweet girl and you too :)
Update us on how her next surgery goes. Hope y'all are doing well!!
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