Gotta Slow it down...

Dr Paley appt at 2pm - went early right after therapy, so got there about 1pm. Went for quick lunch back to house, then waited in clinic until 7:45 pm! Weren't sure if he was going to say Matt had to stop, or that he'd change fixator to correct shin and do muscle and nerve releases - But, instead, he says shins aren't as bad as look because his knees won't straighten. So, reduce turns to 2 over 2 for 2 more weeks, then we will determine at that time what is the next step. I advised he has to keep in mind that we are leaving on Dec. 14th. He wasn't too happy at having a deadline, said he couldn't work that way - that we definitely wouldn't get max. potential. We advised that was just fine. Matt feels that anything he gets now is a bonus. So he reluctantly agreed to work with us on the date. - So, I guess we'll have to see how it goes over the next two weeks. If the contracture doesn't get any better, we'll insist on a release as we want to go home with straight legs that are equal in length that only need exercise when we return, and no correction. I think I'll send an email to him to verify that we'll have enough time to do corrections before we leave if they are needed at that visit (20th). So if I hear anything back from him, I'll let you know - talk to you later!