big news

In which Youngest and I hatch a little plan...

So, last weekend, there was a nice-sized chunk of the lining of Youngest's cast coming loose. We were on week five of that cast and he had the previous cast for five weeks or so, so 10 weeks in a cast lead me to, sort of, encourage Youngest to, erm, remove that section of lining. And removing that section of lining sort of made it possible for me to call the orthopedic surgeon and ask them if they could remove the cast. You know, to make him more comfortable in Japan, with a new cast.
Bear in mind, we had no illusions about his wrist being healed. The most we hoped for was a fresh cast for his trip.




See the nice doctor sawing off the smelly-yet-very-fashionable black cast?

 


See the pitifully shrunken left wrist/hand/arm? Note the frightening black hair.

 


See the giant scaphoid bone? 

IT 
IS 
HEALED. 

Youngest was betting on surgery and lost $5.00. 
No surgery! 
We were stunned speechless. 
We could not speak. 
We went shopping.




 


Youngest will wear the Batman splint for at least two weeks - but only outside the house. 
He can shower! He can swim!


 


His bag is packed. 
He's ready to go. 


We are grateful.