Friday afternoon, Cora finally got her cast off!!! Now, it's been a long 6 plus weeks... it went fast, but also was long... with lots of emotions, anticipations, questions, worries and also - getting comfortable with that cast!! So when you get comfortable with something, and you've had that 'protection' or 'security blanket' for a long time, it's going to mess with your head and you will be nervous to remove that protection. Well that was definitely the case for Cora.
Friday - all day - she was so quiet and nervous. I felt so bad for her... plus it was a no school day, and she literally just paced around all day.
Finally around 3:00 was the appointment. Once the cast was removed, she cried and cried, like hard. It hurt my heart. She was scared her arm would look bad, she was scared to move it, etc. It was so hard to see her like that.
We talked quickly with the doctor, and we were on our way. She luckily had dance to go to, to kind of get her mind off of it... she wore her sling just because she was so upset.
Her arm/elbow area is so sore - very tight. Those muscles haven't moved in a long time... so she is having a hard time straightening her arm, and just moving it in general. I never thought it would be this hard. Each day has gotten a little better, but she's still so hesitant. So... each day, we do some exercises and hope one day she wakes up and she's just all better! ha.
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