Afternoon hip update

Dr. Booker stopped up for an afternoon visit. And he brought some ideas with him.

Typically after an open hip reduction (the procedure Tess had 9 days ago), the hips would be put in a cast for weeks. We couldn't do that because the cast would have restricted her abdomen which was causing other problems at the same time.

For the last week, Tess has been in a Rhino brace. The brace makes it hard to dress Tess (which we haven't even done yet) and it really pissed her off during diaper changes. So Dr. Booker brought a Pavlik harness up to try this evening. This is the same harness Tess wore for a few weeks back in November. It didn't work then because her hips weren't in socket, but they are now, so we'll give it a try. The harness will make diaper changes easier and it'll give Tess a little more freedom.

We just had an ultrasound done on both hips and we'll reassess things in the morning with Dr. Booker.

Still on target for a Friday departure!