Truman Update
Posted in Trips to the Dr by: AlisaI’ve got a little video here of what Truman was up to before he got his cast off last week. He was doing full heel over head flips on our couch. That goes to show how good was feeling. His arm wasn’t hurting at all and he was running full steam ahead. I think I scared him a little though about playing too hard at the park because he would hold back when we went outside to play but he didn’t care what the consequences were when we were in the house.
Truman got his cast off last Wednesday. He’s still holding it in the same position that the cast held it in and will probably be doing that for a while. It just takes some time to get the range of motion back. It doesn’t hurt him as long as he keeps it bent. He was doing flips over the couch this morning though so it’s obviously not bugging him too much.
Right when he got the cast off his arm was disgusting. Dead skin everywhere so the nurse took us into a room and I asked her if I could wash it off and she gave me little alcohol squares. So I was sitting with his arm in the sink washing off his arm because he said the skin was itching him. The doctor walks in the room and says, “Please don’t do that. His skin is so sensitive right now you’re going to give him a rash.” Well thanks, nurse for giving me the wipes. The doctor said to just bathe him and apply lots of lotion and the skin will take care of itself. Good to know after the fact. And sure enough, I gave Truman a rash on his poor sensitive arm. Live and learn. I think I apologized to Truman like 100 times. I felt so bad.
Tru goes back to see Dr. Garg in about 2 weeks to check his range of motion. I have full confidence in Truman’s ability to adapt that he will be perfectly fine by then. If not, we do physical therapy. I can think of worse things. As of now the bone is healed and he’s running around like any 6 year old should. Well, with a bent arm. But that’s not stopping him.
September 15th, 2009 at 8:51 am
Dude Alisa- totally not your fault, stupid nurse!
September 24th, 2009 at 2:29 am
Reminds me of taking Ben to the doctor with inflamed lymph nodes. The nurse (along with Laura’s sister) suspect he had mumps! Once the doctor finally came in, I suggested that, and he immediately said no. Later, I heard him give the nurse a hard time for not knowing his physiology – mumps make the saliva & parotid glands swell (they’re in the face, not the neck).