Josh's Leg Update

We went to see the orthopedic surgeon today, and Josh finally got his boot off. The doctor said that his leg has healed enough and that he doesn't have to wear that boot anymore. Hip, Hip, Hooray!!! He said that Josh needs to take it easy (ha) for at least a week. And he has to do this because his leg is going to be a little stiff and weaker than it was before. The doctor also said that if he is going to injure his leg again that it will more likely happen in this first week, since his leg is weaker. So we're going to have to watch him pretty close this week. Which is why I'll probably put his boot back on during a playgroup or sometime that I know he is really going to be running or jumping around a lot.

The doctor also said that after we left the office last time, it looks like Josh broke a completely different part of his fibula. He said that there were the hairline fractures that we had seen earlier down towards his ankle on both bones. But that there was another fracture/break higher up on his fibula that he didn't see before. Which completely explains why Josh kept grabbing his leg in that area. That was where Josh had said that he had the most pain. So the doctor found another one, and I'm just so amazed that Josh was still walking on his leg! The doctor said that once we get through this 1st week, his bones will be completely healed and strong again. He just said that if at any other time he starts limping again or complaining of pain to bring him in, because he might have injured yet a different part of his leg! What a long 2 1/2 weeks!! But one good note is that Josh is actually starting to drink milk again (after a 5 month hiatus) - which he calls "strawberry juice" because we put strawberry Nesquik in it. But hey, at this point, whatever gets him to drink milk is OK with me - this is just temporary, the strawberry addition.