The short cast is on!

Finally! We have a short cast. A blue and green striped short cast that is. Today's visit went fine at the orthopedic doctor. I took my camera because I wanted to have pictures to show Paxton later on, so he can remember this little experience. We were instructed to give him Motrin before arriving because they said no matter what age you are, your knee is going to HURT!! (I mean think about it, if you kept your knee in a bent position for five weeks straight and then were told to move it and put pressure on it, you might complain too!!)

We thought the sawing off the cast would be what he freaked out about, but he actually liked that party and thought it was pretty cool. However, once the cast was off and he saw that little shriveled up leg, he freaked! It wasn't quite as bad as when he broke it but there was still quite a bit of whining and crying going on. They took x-rays and he wanted a blue and green striped cast this time. So they let us clean his dirty little leg and toes and then they put the new one on along with a boot to go on his foot. This will hopefully be great and he can actually walk and play outside now. However, right now we are back to the start. He refuses to put any pressure on it and so I am Mommy the chauffeur right now. They said it might hurt for a few days so hopefully he will start walking again soon. His leg is healing great right now-yeah! Only 3 weeks with this cast and then we get a removable boot after that. I can't believe it has been 5 weeks since this happened! Here are the pics of Pax at the doctor's office.

In the waiting room, blissfully unaware of the pain to come!

Look how worn out and dirty this cast is!

Daddy and Paxton waiting for the doctor.

Here is the saw removing the cast.

A close up view.

The first sight of his leg in his 5 weeks!

Hey, I don't like this, put it back on!

Can you hear the whining yet?

Look at the poor little leg and knee!

Getting my leg x-rayed.

Here are the x-rays. It is hard to tell but you can see where it was broken and new bone is wrapping around the old.

Mommy trying to wash Paxton's leg without too much screaming.

The PA and Paxton.

The start of new shorter cast.

Ahhhh, that feels better and looks betters too!

Now, the new cast is on and we have three weeks to go!