CAST REMOVAL

WELL DEVIN HAS BEEN IN A SPICA CAST FOR ABOUT 5 MONTH'S. AS YOU CAN GUESS SHE HASNT EVER REALLY GOTTEN A CHANCE TO LEARN TO USE HER LEG'S, CRAWL OR PULL UP TO ANYTHING. SHE IS GOING TO BE ABOUT 6 MONTH'S BEHIND A NORMAL CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT IN THOSE AREA'S.

SHE IS IN PAIN FROM NOT GETTING TO USE THOSE MUSCLES OR JOINTS AND WILL PROBABLY BE IN PAIN FOR ABOUT TWO TO THREE WEEKS ACCORDING TO THE DOCTOR.

NOW THAT WE CAN BEGIN TO REHAB THE KNEE'S AND HIP'S WE DISCOVER ANOTHER PROBLEM....IT SEEM'S WHEN THEY HAD TO REOPEN HER LEFT KNEE BEFORE THEY PUT THE PIN'S IN, THEY OVER STRETCHED HER LATERAL NERVE IN HER LEG, WHICH CONTROLS HER RANGE OF MOTION IN HER LEFT FOOT.

SO NOW SHE CAN ONLY MOVE HER LEFT FOOT SIDEWAYS AND NOT UP AND DOWN, SO NOW WE HAVE TO SEE A NERVE SPECIALIST TO HELP TRY AND FIX THAT PROBLEM.

BUT I AM OPTIMISTIC IT WILL GET CORRECTED AND MY BABY GIRL WILL BE WALKING VERY SOON...SHE GOT TO ENJOY HER FIRST REAL GET IN THE BATH TUB AND CHILL WATER EXPERIENCE.