Ella's elbows...

It's been a very long time coming, but my elbows are finally out of casts! After one week of graduating from hard casts to soft casts, the Dr. decided to remove them both, yesterday.

It's an exciting time for me and for my mom and dad, but unfortunately I still need to take it slow. I'm not 100% there quite yet, in fact, I may never be. I will always walk with a limp and there is already arthritis in my left arm. That said, I've always been a happy dog, and now I'm even happier.

We will be checking in with Dr. P in one week to see what the rehab course should look like and then we'll do x-rays in six to eight weeks. More updates to come...

Close but no cigar...

I had x-rays yesterday, about six weeks since the surgery was done to remove the hardware from my elbows. Dr. P was hesitant to have me go from having a ton of support (with the splints) to no support at all - I was bummed, but I get it. And he's the boss. So rather than remove the casts all together he downsized me to soft bandages without any splints.

It's not easy without all the splint support - I'm walking kind of gingerly, but I hear it will get better.
And if I do well over the next couple of weeks, the casts will come off for good, BUT, my activity will still have to be limited.