Who Knew a Cast Could be a Fashion Statement?

Abby has done quite well since her surgery. In fact, she hasn't complained at all! But we had noticed several days ago that her toes looked just a tiny bit further back in the cast than they had right after surgery and thought it was due to the swelling going down. Then Wednesday night there was a noticable difference in placement of about 1/2 inch and we knew something was wrong. We called the surgery nurse and were told to bring Abby in Thursday morning to have her cast removed. Had we known just how serious this was, we would have insisted it be removed Wednesday night. We cringed when we saw how horrible her little heel looked and felt heartbroken that Abby must have been in pain for several days while this was happening. But what's done is done and we're praying for a speedy recovery so she can wear her new braces when they come in. She was supposed to have the cast on for 3 weeks and yesterday was only day 9 but the doctor opted to leave it off because of the pressure wound. We have already called the orthotist and had a special brace ordered that has a "bubble" where the heel area is located to protect it and will be picking it up today. The great thing is that since the cast was removed, Abby has been moving her foot and leg a lot more than normal! It's almost as if the surgery triggered something in her nerves and now she has more feeling than before. We can tickle her foot and she will kick her whole leg and prior to surgery she may not even realize we were touching her foot. It's really amazing and gives us hope that our many many prayers for Abby's full recovery are being heard by our Heavenly Father.






Ready for church and all dolled up in a pretty pink cast and a "China dress" that matches it perfectly! Yes, I can maintain my girly-girliness even in a cast, people!




The pressure wound looked better even a couple of hours after being out of the cast and free from the pressure. It was actually black when the cast first came off and scared us quite badly. We are thankful we caught it in time before any major damage was done. Abby's orthopedic surgeon said he had never seen this happen before, and he's been doing these surgeries for many years. You can see her surgery scar right above the pressure wound. It's less than an inch long but the surgery definitely has made a difference! Abby's foot is much straighter than before.





Yes, the medical team really writes "yes" on the limb receiving surgery! Abby already had the beginning stages of a pressure wound on the top of her foot too.