Yesterday his X-ray showed he had produced enough bone in his femur to allow the doctor to take that smelly blue body cast off. We were ecstatic. Jesse screamed bloody murder while the saw was going (those saws are really loud), but the only other emotion we all felt was total joy.
We didn't know what to expect once the cast was off. The doctor had said it would take up to 6 weeks for him to be back to "normal." Would he be able to walk immediately? Would his leg be skinny and emaciated looking? Actually, it all turned out to be as good as possible. His leg looked normal except for having not exfoliated itself for 6 weeks. Even the pink letters the doctors had written on his leg in the ER were still there.
Despite some soreness, Jesse was walking immediately and now, one day later, is climbing on the furniture again. Please, child, give your mother a break! We don't need any more trips to the ER.
It's hard to believe this season has nearly passed for us. Although each day seemed like a grueling eternity during the first few weeks, the cast actually became a normal way of life for us by the time 5 weeks in it rolled around.
Jesse should continue to get back to his toddler ways no problem. We hope he doesn't remember any of the bad parts of this time. We've all learned a lot and it's helped to make us a closer family. For that, and many other things, we're super thankful.
Now for some massages (carrying around that cast for 6 weeks was brutal)...
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