At the beginning of December Ben had a little surgery to lengthen his Achilles tendon- they actually cut it. This would be major surgery for an adult, but little babies heal so fast it's not that bad! The surgery went well, they cut his tendon, then moved his feet into a pretty crazy (and very uncomfortable looking) position and then put them in a cast so they would stay there. They do this so tendon can grow back longer (with club feet the tendon is often too short). After 3 weeks Ben got those casts off- this is him getting his LAST set of casts off...
Now Ben wears these braces- we call it his snowboard. I was excited about the braces and they are better than casts but still pretty cumbersome. Oh well, he's a trooper and doing well. His feet are (amazingly) relatively "normal" now. While the casts were to move his feet, the brace keeps them in place so they don't move back (it's like the retainer after you have braces). He will wear this 23 hours a day (all day except for baths) for 3 months and then we will go to just naps and night for 2 years. We're getting there!
2 comments:
Congrats on getting out of casts!!
I was so relieved to get Grant out of his last cast after the tenotomy. I think it was really uncomfortable for him. The switch to the braces was a relief! Though now I'm getting tired of them. I can't wait until he only has to wear them to sleep.
I'm so glad that things are progressing so well for your cute little guy.
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