Yesterday, we wheeled Clarine out the door onto a makeshift ramp and down to her car. Her car is lower and easier for her to get into than mine. We went for an appointment to see her doctor, Dr. Rogers (her second appointment since the operation).
After a cursory look he said he would have his assistant get a saw and cut the cast off. (I don't know how they keep from cutting the flesh, but he says the saw won't cut through gauze. They replaced the cast with a boot with steel braces along the side. In the picture the boot is apparent. The white device on the boot is the electronic gizmo that promotes hardening of the bone. We are happy to have one more step in the process done, although she is still not to put any weight on the foot just yet. At least now she can wash the injured limb. We are going to St. George on the 6th, return on the 10th, so that will make the trip a slight bit easier to be without the cast. She is a very non-complaining patient. We are getting by quite well. Dan says he is going to stop by and see us this Friday. It will be good to have his visit.
After a cursory look he said he would have his assistant get a saw and cut the cast off. (I don't know how they keep from cutting the flesh, but he says the saw won't cut through gauze. They replaced the cast with a boot with steel braces along the side. In the picture the boot is apparent. The white device on the boot is the electronic gizmo that promotes hardening of the bone. We are happy to have one more step in the process done, although she is still not to put any weight on the foot just yet. At least now she can wash the injured limb. We are going to St. George on the 6th, return on the 10th, so that will make the trip a slight bit easier to be without the cast. She is a very non-complaining patient. We are getting by quite well. Dan says he is going to stop by and see us this Friday. It will be good to have his visit.I went to the swimming pool today and I will be at the Humanitarian Center for two hours tomorrow. Clarine behaves herself while I am away and gets to where she can handle needs that crop up by running where she needs to go in her wheel chair. I get her necessities set up while I am here.
We got about a foot of snow in this latest granddaddy of a storm. Another is scheduled for tonight. I cleaned the entire driveway twice since Sunday. A neighbor cleaned it once also. gwh
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