Lovebug's broken arm recovery has been a little bumpy. X-rays right after the cast removal showed his ulna was not completely healed, but the doc didn't feel it needed a new cast. He said, "just be careful." Riiiigggght. I think he forgot he was talking about a six year old BOY :-) Fortunately nothing happened, and his 2-week post cast removal showed it had pretty much healed.
The bigger issue Lovebug is facing is his significant range of motion loss. At first he couldn't move his arm at all, although a very small percentage did return. At the two-week follow-up, the doc was concerned because it usually returns within a couple days of the cast removal. So we've been trying to get him to stretch it out with some exercises and lots of hot tub visits. At the four-week follow up yesterday, the doc was much happier. He can finally straighten his arm almost completely, but he still has trouble bending it much past where the cast held his arm in place. His ability to twist his wrist back and forth (from his elbow) has also gotten much better, although still not 100%. There was talk about a PET scan, but we've seen enough improvement that we're going to hold off on that for now. We go back in two more weeks to evaluate again. Please keep his healing in your prayers!
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