baby steps

Mason's visit today with the orthopedic dr was good.   He is making bone, and there are no signs of infection in the area where it was last time.  This is super good news, because there is a giant metal plate in there, pretty close to the same position as the one we had to take out after the last infection.

You can see in this x-ray just how far his ulna was pulled apart to realign things: (click on it to enlarge)

I can better understand how fragile the union really is now!  Thank goodness for that big honkin' plate! It's nearly 6" long,  and is holding that bone together nice and straight.

Mason has been released to some light drumming - nothing crazy.  He is allowed to lift things up to as heavy as a large package of toilet paper, and has a new RX for physical therapy that will include resistance bands.  His dr nearly fell over when he asked her if he could play lacrosse this spring. :)

So things are headed in the right direction.  Time for more physical therapy!