Life with CPT
Baby’s First Bouncy Castle
Today, my baby got to do something she has waited YEARS for. WIth doctor permission, she finally, FINALLY, was able to jump in a Bouncy castle. She LOVED it!!!
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Get On Your Feet!
Today, Amy is 5.5 weeks post-op. Her visit with Cammie to fix her brace at Hanger, was a week ago. I kept waiting for her to pop out of her chair like a jack in the box, but she didn’t. Tuesday 1/14 I got a message from her teacher, who Read more…
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Recovery Days
Amy absolutely astounds me. Her recovery from this surgery has really been night and day different from her last time. At 4 days Post-Op, she was pretty much her old self. She had only taken a single dose of narcotic medication since discharge and was happily on Tylenol. She was Read more…
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The Long Wait…
Here we are. Exactly 2 weeks from my last post. Exactly 1 day after hugging my baby while she cried, because I don’t have the power to make it stop hurting. For the last two weeks, she has spent more and more time in her chair. Every day for the Read more…
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Starting Exogen Again…
So, we pulled the Exogen out of storage, put the gel on, attached it to her, got her set up with a show, and let her turn on the Exogen. The first thing is showed was the calendar filled with X on each day, because we hadn’t done treatment in Read more…
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Autumn Pains
Well, hello Autumn! It’s one of my favorite times of year. The air is crisp and cool, it’s my birthday, school starts, the leaves change, and HALLOWEEN ! What’s not to like? Pain. That’s what. Every year around this time, her pain ticks up. I have no idea why. On Read more…
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Brace #10 Drama (Part 8)
I can’t believe I’m writing another post about this brace! Amy hasn’t really had any complaints about her brace. She has an odd complaint of pain, but nothing major. She’s been in her brace since Friday morning, and everything has been okay! Amy was playing in the water today, and Read more…
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Sad Panda
So, Amy was a sad panda today. Amy is now 5. We’ve had 1 surgery, a year and a half ago, and she’s doing great. Today, she asked what happens when she grows out of her brace? So, I told her we’d get a new one. Then she asked what Read more…
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Showing her Mexican!
This is a tan line only a mother could love. I guess it’s safe to say she’s had a little sun this summer. ?
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Brace #10 Drama (Part 4)
Guess we won’t be getting Amy’s brace tomorrow after all. ? There’s been a delay. TWO MORE WEEKS?! Ugh!!! New brace delivery date is Aug. 9th. Hopefully we won’t have any issues adjusting.