We went for our first appointment at Scottish Rite yesterday. They don't mess around! They put her first set of casts on from her feet up to her thigh on both legs. These will stay on for one week; we return next Tuesday & they will take the casts off & reset with new ones. In two weeks we will schedule an operation where they will release the tendons behind her heels to allow her feet to come up into a normal "standing flat" position. The doctors believe they are just too tight at this point to allow for correction with the castings alone. Then, 3 more weeks of castings followed by braces.
This is the plan as of now; of course, it can change. I am calling the nurse back this morning to review the outcome of Caleigh's x-rays. The doctor that we saw also believes her tendons in her knees are not formed properly, causing her knees to pop in and out & be hyper extensive. (He said like when an athlete blows out their knee) This was unexpected on our part, so we will see what he said after reviewing the x-rays last night. I will update later & try to post some pictures from yesterday....She had a rough night sleeping trying to roll over onto her side & get comfy with those bulky things on her legs. They say it usually takes a couple of days to get used to....personally, I would never get used to it.
Thanks for all of your thoughts & Prayers!!! :) She is sleeping comfortably now & I hope she can get some rest...
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