The day actually came!
And here it is….
Here is Scout giving me a thumbs up and a #1 because we are in the orthopedist’s waiting room.
We were surprised in the morning with a visit from Chloe and Megan. Needless to say, I was stoked! So Chloe came with us and was on Dash duty.
Scout, as always, was excellent during his X-rays. I was anxious to see what the verdict was. Once the doctor came and the X-ray tech said, “He’s cooked”, I knew it was officially the day Scout’s Santa Suit was coming off.
And here is the doctor sawing away. While he was sawing, he said, “Usually when I am removing a cast, I am almost gagging the smell is so bad. this is the cleanest cast I have ever seen!” And it literally was. There was absolutely NO stench, and it was almost spotless inside. Apparently I did a bang up job after he threw up down the whole thing. Because I kid you not — it was as clean as can be.
After the sawing came the cracking him like a lobster.
Here he is … as content as can be.
Once the hard shell was off, all of the padding was still there and the doctor told us to cut it off and left. If you want to know the truth, it was a little bizzare. but it was kind of fun to be part of the whole ordeal.
This was the scene once we got inside. He had some scaly skin that had gone darker because it was dead. But the big kicker was his “man hair”. Under his knee there was a patch of darker and longer hair. He thinks it looks like a man, and asked his dad to stop shaving his legs so they could match. I told Scout they could match if I shaved his, but he likes it. Whatever!
This is Scout’s first look at his legs in a long time. And his personal trophy was the stick that was between his legs. The doctor cut it off, and he got to have it.
Remember when I said his cast was basically spotless? It was except the one dollar coin that was stuck in it!
Here he is without his cast!
And here is his cast without him!
We now have his cast at home where we display it proudly.
Can you imagine what the house cleaners think of us? First urine bottles, and now a used body cast?
The process wore our little Dash out. Thank goodness Chloe was there to hold him.
The very first order of business was to get his swimming suit on because out jacuzzi had already been turned on.
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So we put him in his stroller and got some advice from the doctor. He said to take it really easy and “it isn’t going to be a cake walk from here.” He said it would be 2-3 weeks before he would be up and stumbling around, and to not rush things. Then he looked right at Scout and said, “Hey buddy, you are the boss. You are the boss of your own leg. If you want to do it, you can. If something is hurting, you stop. You are the boss.”
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In the car on the way home, Scout started saying, “I’m the boss. First we are going to go swimming, and then we are going to have popsicles and then…..” We quickly reiterated what the doctor said and told him he was the boss — but only of his leg!
Swimming was first on the agenda. This is his first moments of the big dip.
His dad went in with him and they were checking out his skin. And let’s just say that I’m glad the pool automatically filters because he came out with a smooth leg after his two-hour jacuzzi stint.
Navy and Chloe joined in on the festivities. Chloe is trying to help Navy get goggles on that Megan bought her. Of course Megan brought up gifts for the occasion, because that sister of mine always does!
Scout picked up right where he left off. He was picking up dive toys off the bottom of the spa within minutes.
Here he is trying to kind of stand on his leg. He was very wobbly, but with the help of his arms got up.
(By the way, he wanted to wrestle his dad later at night, like old times, and Micah was blown away at his upper body strength. He said he has gotten really strong. I guess 9 1/2 weeks of working them out did his muscles good!)
Here is Icka trying to help Scout stand. Throughout the whole cast, she tried to help a ton and I guess she is keeping up with her ways.
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We are so thrilled with Scout’s enthusiasm and good nature. He knew it would be a while before he was back to normal, and he is just going through things with a smile on his face. I was so disappointed to see his leg 2 cm shorter. I knew it would be the case all along, and the next 6 months of healing should even them out. But Scout being the trooper that he is really overshadowed everything.
Nice work Scout, and I am glad your legs are back!
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