Gimpies...

Monday was the BIG day! Hannah was to be relieved of her full leg cast (we hoped!) and Bill was to get the news he was hoping not to hear... time for knee surgery! Hannah went first, her x-rays showed a ton of healing and Dr. Burns decided to put her in a 1/2 leg walking boot! Not even a half cast! WOO HOO! That means baths with the whole body in the tub again! Clean feet, bent knees, and no more wheelchair!! Here's a couple of pics of her saying "ADIOS" to her pretty pink cast! She wasn't thrilled with the "saw" that cut it off- and the noise was a little much, but she was BRAVE!!! That's my girl!

Next was dad... here's a pic of the two GIMPIES on the table:

Bill had an MRI done last week due to an injury that he sustained about 6 weeks ago. He has been in pain for that entire time, trying to be tough and ride it out until his knee healed, only to find out that it wasn't going to heal itself. He has a small tear in his PCL (posterior cruciate ligament), a decent sized cyst behind the ligament, and a medial meniscus tear and degeneration. Yeah- a lot of medical terms, I know! All of it is correctable by having laproscopic surgery on his knee. So, he goes in Friday morning for the procedure. He's a little nervous, but he promised Hannah he'd be brave just like her! What a pair!

So Hannah's in a walking boot cast- and she's happy as can be. She's not quite into walking on her leg yet as it's a little sore and weak from being in a full leg cast for 4 weeks. But, with any luck, she should be walking soon!

And Bill will be on crutches for a few days and then walking after that-- so by this time next week, we should have some pretty happy walkers! (It's a good thing we're getting all this done now... no more injuries after Jan. 1st! That's a new year and a new deductible! :)

And Bill, if your reading this: Love ya babe, you'll do just fine! And I can't wait to practice my nursing skills on you--- hee hee!