5 days post op

5 days post op and we're doing pretty good. Fionn is amazing. He hasn't needed morphine for over 24 hours and even before that it was only at night for the previous 2 days, if that makes any sense. He's making due with just the Tylenol and Advil and even then he's going for longer then 4 hour intervals. He amazes me! We've been sticking around the house mostly. We had one outing a few days ago when we needed to go to the grocery store and I didn't like all the puzzled/nasty looks I was getting. As though they were thinking “What on earth have you done to your poor kid?”. Seriously people! The nerve of some people. Today I needed to go to the bank so we ventured out again. Not so bad. Still got a few looks but mostly they were just curious. I went and bought a new book and the lady at the cash asked me what happened and before I could answer her she mentioned her daughter had a similar cast when she had surgery for her clubfoot. I was so surprised to hear of someone having gone through this in person!! I've talked to other parents online but very it's seldom to see other clubfeet parents in person.

We came across the perfect thing the other day. I guess you can call it a tray of sorts. I think it's intended use is for crafting or colouring but it is perfect for Fionn to eat on! I haven't been able to get him to sit at the table comfortably since his surgery so this thing is perfect. He either sits at the couch or on the floor in the living room and he eats. He thinks its fun. I wasn't even looking for one but I was kinda thinking we might need something like it. Then I just walked right by it!

He is doing really well at moving around. He gets off the couch but usually needs help getting back on the couch. He scoots around on his bum or army crawls. His casts are getting a little dirty but nothing too bad. I was nervous the first time he got off the couch but our surgeon said there were no restrictions for him. As long as he was comfortable and not in any obvious pain. So this is incredible for him to be getting around this much.

My only real concern is that the toes on one foot don't move so much. I'm suppose to make him wiggle his toes every now and again. On one foot he can wiggle them just fine with no pain and on the other foot, if he can manage, the movement is barely visible and he says it hurts. They weren't too concerned at the hospital so I'm not making a big fuss about it. I will keep a closer watch on it but it seems to be okay. His toes are warm and pink still so those are both good signs. He says he can feel it when I touch his toes but he can also see me do it so I don't know how reliable that is. If things get visibly worse then I will call our surgeon but otherwise we see him next week for a cast change anyways. Looking forward to see those little feet again, even if it's only for a few minutes between casts.

This could be serious!

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