Today's orthopedic visit

Today Josephine met Dr. McCluskey. He noted that her tone pattern was somewhat unusual since her arm is tight, but her leg seems almost low tone. He wrote a prescription for a night time hand brace and a lift in her left shoe since the brace makes right side higher.

He thought her arm looks good because though she keeps it fisted, she has good range of motion. And when distracted it will loosen up.

He would expect her to be walking based on the flexibility of her leg, so at this point he just wants to give her more time.

We will see him again in July and he will do X-rays at that point to get a baseline. Hemiplegia can cause hip and spine issues but he wants to let her adjust before doing anything more at this point. It will be nice to spread out some of the medical expenses so I was happy to wait.

He is anxious to see the results from next weeks MRI, and I am, too!