November 27, 2006

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and really took some time to reflect on what we all have in our lives that we should be grateful for!

Updates: Sadie had joint injections last Monday the 20th; this was the most injections she has had at one time. The procedure went well and she handled everything very well. They did give her something to help with her anxiety about the “mask” (being put under) and that seemed to make things much smoother, but she came out of it pretty loopy. She rested Monday and was pretty sore and swollen all day. Tuesday she was still not able to put any weight on her ankle at all, but she did go to school. She spent the day in a wheelchair, but pretty much was independent from needing any help. By late Tuesday night she was almost putting all her weight back on her leg. Wednesday we left town to go to Medford to be with Bill’s family for Thanksgiving. She was great the entire trip… she even was doing a little running and jumping. We did go on a few walks and we took the wheelchair just in case. She opted to use it a few times for a short break, but then hopped back up and was on her way. I am extremely hopeful that this means that the injections actually are helping this time. She also changed one of her medications, but at this point it is too early to know what if anything that is doing. Sadie goes in for her next Remicade this Thursday and then we start the 10 day countdown to the Jingle Bell Run!

Dr. Wallace and I talked a lot the Friday before injections and sometime between now and next year she would like her to see an orthopedic surgeon to talk about ways to help with the damage that has been done in her ankle. The hardest thing for us right now is gauging what pain is from active dieses and what is from damage done. The hope is the orthopedic surgeon can give us some further information on ways to correct (if possible) the damage (which there is quite a bit of). I look forward to hearing what they have to say and then making decisions based on having all the information.

Thank you for your prayers for Sadie…. I am so hopeful right now that we are going to turn a corner and she is going to be able to put this year behind her to start the next year on the right foot (pun intended!).