Guest guest Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 Yep and the 300,000 th time he climbs on the table and does a rain dance. Glad all went well and the end of the casting is in sight. Hayden's Tenotomy Hello there - well, it's done! And it ended up being both feet, which was not what I had hoped for, but better to be cautious and Dr. Pirani felt that the right tendon was still too tight. I have to say this - it was awful to go through, worse for Hayden I am sure, but it was FAST! Even faster than the Botox injections he had, which is incredible. Most of Hayden's issue was about being held perfectly still - he about cried himself silly over it and was hysterical by the time it was all said and done. Once it was over, he nursed and fell asleep - but awoke shortly after and cried some more. Before I left the hospital, I gave him some Tylenol and he slept the whole way home (yep - had to schlep on transit and foot - I need a car). His mood improved considerably once we were home and his big sister sang him The Crocodile Song. He ate a big bowl of food along with some fruit and I just gave him more Tylenol and some Advil as well to combat any discomfort he may experience. Unfortunately the poor guy has been having a lot of troubles with gas and we have had many rough nights lately. So we'll see how it goes. When the left cast was removed today, I was very happy to see his left foot move easily over to the side without helping it too much. This is the first time I have seen this foot responsive at all and to see both feet fully dorsiflexed after the tenotomy, well...I am just so dang happy that we are nearly there! Stupidly, all of us there forgot to take the impressions of his feet with which to order the shoes, so he will probably have to have a holding cast on for a bit. Sigh. I am SOOOOOO done with the casting part of this - it has been five out of his six months of life so far and I just want the guy's skin to breathe some air for a change! Rem and talked a bit about maybe trying him in some worn-in Markells she has until he can get his s, so we will explore that. But I am feeling that finally after six long months, we are getting somewhere and you know the reward will be when I see him take his first steps. Right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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