March 2011

Another visit to DHMC, six weeks post surgery. Kaitie is officially “Off Crutches”!! Now that she can bear weight on her knee, the real work begins. She has to regain the muscle mass she has lost. Maggie’s plan…Lot’s of Mall walking!! Kaitie can’t climb stairs properly yet but that will come in two weeks. Of…

Yesterday we were back at Dr. Carr’s office to have Kaitie’s stitches checked. They had dissolved and the incisions were tiny. All things considered, they look good. The bad news from that visit is “three more weeks” until she is off crutches and can bear weight on her leg. So we added a countdown timer…