Lady is walking and bearing weight on the leg - a great sign! She is still in the hospital, we'll pick her up tomorrow night. With the external fixator, she is more mobile that with the splint. The Dr. said to walk her very slowly for 5-10 minutes, 4-6 times per day.
Because the fixator is external, we'll be able to see her leg, which we couldn't do when it was splinted. Now I'll be able to more closely monitor the leg. The spots where the pins enter her leg need to be monitored and kept clean. She has a bit of dermatitis where the leg was wrapped - that will now be able to heal since the leg is exposed to the air.
In about 10 days we'll trek back to Norwalk for suture removal and her first checkup.
AND - she doesn't have to be confined and isolated. She can hang out with us as long as she's kept quiet. :-).
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