Sydney finally got her leg! That was an exciting day! She was so excited about it all and even told me on the way home what color she wanted to paint the toes. The prosthetist was pretty amazed with her as well because she pretty much jumped up and wanted to walk the second he put it on her. Within a few minutes of trying it out, she was walking on her own(a little bit wobbly looking, but she was doing it!)
It didn't take long though before I realized that her foot didn't fit into any of her shoes though and I think she was getting a little frustrated as well because the leg was too long and she kept tripping over it. I called back in and came in to have it adjusted. We saw a new prosthetist because ours was out of town and I really liked him. Because of a couple reasons combined, we switched prosthetists and I am really happy we did. We have loved James! Below is a picture of her foot before he shaved it down to fit into her shoe. When he did that he also noticed that her Croc shoe she was wearing was giving her blisters and offered to bend it outward for her so it wouldn't give her blisters. He did that and added some blue stuff to it that made it slippery and not as likely to rub and give blisters. I love that he did that! Needless to say, I really liked him and the extra effort he gave!
After shaving down the foot to fit into her shoes, he ordered her a new foot that was smaller so she didn't have to have the funny looking foot ( although it almost looked artistic and modern which was kinda cool but also a little funny). It took about a week for that to come in.
We came in a week later for physical therapy and to have her new foot put on.
The physical therapist thought she was doing really well! That first time we went she spent the entire time helping her to turn her foot inward. She was twisting her foot outward because she was struggling to walk with the new stiff foot and so she would turn her foot outward and walk on the heel. She did really well though and within about 3 days she was walking with her foot forward.
After physical therapy, we headed downstairs to meet with the prosthetist to get her new foot. James, Our prosthetist had actually noticed at our last appointment that Sydney had been hyperextending her knee so he made a new leg that went up over her knee and helped with her hypertension. I thought that was so awesome! So he did a check socket that day and then he had the leg ready THE NEXT DAY, so we came back in the day after that for the fitting.
Ignore the tape on the top of her prosthetic in this next picture. I put that on there anytime she wears pants in hopes that it won't rip them a quickly.
Sydney got a bike for her birthday right after having her surgery, so her first experience with a bike was with her prosthetic leg. She took to it quickly and is now a bike riding pro!:)
Here is one more picture at her second physical therapy appointment. I think she was a little bummed that she only had to have 2 appointments. She loved physical therapy! It's basically an hour of play time with new toys!
This girl is amazing though you guys! She has overcome all obstacle with a smile on her face! She does so well with her leg. I honestly think she walks better now, especially since she had such a leg length difference before her amputation and now she doesn't have that. We love this little girl!:)
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