Life with CPT
Update:
It’s been a rough weekend- I managed to wrench my back on top of everything else. Good news: no break! Bad news: still in pain. 🙁 She’s able to walk again, so that’s positive, and her limp has pretty much gone back to normal- but she’s insisting on having her brace Read more…
Orthotics
Brace #4
Brace Delivery day, and hey! It looks pretty good from the front. This one has a new design, with the top piece only covering the shin- not the whole leg like we’re used to. It also goes on the outside of the main piece, rather than the inside- another change. Read more…
Injury
A Fall with No Brace!
Amy took her brace off, then fell. She says her foot hurts. She can weight bear, but doesn’t want to. I made her giggle, she laid down, slept for an hour. Woke, it hurts. I gave ibuprofen, and shes sitting in my lap, crying. No resistance to me manipulating her Read more…
Orthotics
Making Brace #4
So, long story longer. Back in April, Amy broke her brace after only having it for 3 weeks. It was remade, and broke again after a month. After breaking the last two braces, Amy has broken this one as well. So, she needs a new brace. Her orthotist thinks a Read more…
Life with CPT
It Broke?!
Unbelievable! We’ve only had this brace for 3 weeks! ? Guess I’ll call the orthotist in the morning… ?
Orthotics
Brace Adjustment
Brace adjustment today! We still love Amy’s brace. That soft plastic is DIVINE! But, it’s digging into her knee a little on the inside. So, here we are. The decision was to cut about a 1/2 inch off the top, so it’s truly below her knee. We also chose to Read more…
Orthotics
The REAL Brace #3
New brace today! She’s getting brace #3. (The last #3 doesn’t count IMHO.) Mallory is adding ventilation holes, a non-slip foot, flaring out the top, and trimming the straps. Her new brace is so pretty! It’s also made of a much thicker, softer, plastic. I really like it, but she Read more…
Life with CPT
Our Version of Success
I want to talk about “success”. If our definition of “success” is maximum function with minimum pain, then today, we still have it! Amy is 2.5 years old, and it has been 8 months since our diagnosis. Despite the original warning that her tibia would break within the year, there Read more…
Orthotics
A New Orthotist?
Okay, here we go! Next orthotist up on the block, please, please, please be a good one! This is the first time we’re meeting Mallory. I’m amazed at how she put Amy at ease right away, not many are able to do that. First we played 20 questions. She asked Read more…