We were back in Brighton today to see Dr. Craig. Alison got her cast off. We had gotten some advice from someone with more experience in dealing with cast, so everyone kept commenting that they had never seen a cast like hers before.



The ankle looks just as swollen as it did two weeks ago and I was worried that he was going to put another cast on it, but he thought it looked ok. He was amused at the fact that she had figured out how to run in her cast by the time I picked her up after school the day after she got it. "Wow, that only took her about a day and a half," he said. Because of that, we were having some issues with the cast cutting into her pinky toe. It looks really bad, but they gave us some stuff to put on it and it should heal up all right. Now all we have to do is figure out how to keep a bandage on it.

Alison wouldn't walk normally for us after she got the cast off, so Dr. Craig thought she might need some help until she got her balance back. He had someone find a little walker for her to try out. Fortunately, it was too short for her, because the idea of letting her loose with a walker was not a pleasant one. She was upset that she didn't get to keep it though. He wants her to take it easy until she's stable on her feet again, but otherwise there's no restrictions. He wants to see her again in a month, to make sure everything is looking all right, so we'll be stopping off in Brighton on our way to Mom and Dad's for Thanksgiving. Fortunately, it's right on the way. :)