Dr. Segal....and casting #1

The time has finally come. She got her first set of casts on on Thursday. It was a rough day all around when they did blood work first and then put her casts on. I guess it was good that it was done and over in one day instead of dragging it out. Dr. Segal is amazing. I love that when he comes in to see his patients, he makes you feel like your child is his only patient. He just kept talking to us about how being a parent is the coolest thing there is. He is definitley on my Christmas card list. If I did Christmas cards.....


Here she is totally happy before the casts. This is the last time we saw her feet. They will never look like that again!




Dr. Segal said that he was very encouraged at how they looked. On a scale of 1-4, with 4 being the most severe, Brylee was a two. I was so grateful to hear that. So, the work began and she did fine with the first leg. I was feeding her a bottle and she didn't seem to notice what they were doing.






Then, she finished her bottle before they were able to do the second leg. She made the doctor work for that one. She screamed and turned her body the whole time. No pacifier was going to help. She screamed until she pretty much passed out. Poor girl slept all the way through dinner and the whole way home. She was tuckered out!




The casts are wet and heavy for the first 24 hours and then they lighten and become hard. Through the first night, she cried a lot. I could tell she was uncomfortable. We kept lots of Tylenol on board and rocked a lot in the rocking chair. The next day wasn't a whole lot better but this morning.....I have to say, I am a happy mom! She is awake, kicking her feet, and in a really good mood. We went on a two and a half mile walk, made breakfast, and are going shopping later.


I realized how amazing doctors are. I guess because of my profession, I take that for granted sometimes. Dr. Segal was amazing with her and I am so grateful to have someone working on my daughter who I trust completley. It was an answer to prayers that we found him. I have to say Thank You to Shane and Shannon Rhoton (and Jill), for helping us. They were there to answer questions and give us support. It means a lot!

We will update every new casting (for journaling sake) but this set of casts he wants to stay on for two weeks. Wish us luck!