Doctor Appointment

No Brace!

Today I went to my doctor. I had a ct scan on Dec. 30th and Dr. Salibi's physician assistant showed us the scan from the day I fell and the most recent one...you could see a definite difference. They said I can start weaning myself out of the brace. I can take it off at night and then just go by how I feel during the day. My muscles are used to relying on the brace to support everything so if I totally rely on them they'll rebel! I'll wean myself out of the brace for the next 3 or 4 weeks. They said I can be back to riding with the brace on and taking it slow for awhile ;P My next appointment is in three months. I took the brace off as soon as we got home, but put it back on after a little while because I needed to go outside and my muscles were starting to protest! I'm going to take it off tonight and then see how my back feels tomorrow. So, in about a month or so, I should be completely free of my turtle shell! When I was still in the hospital, Dad said we had to eat turtle soup at least once before I got my shell off...it hasn't happened yet! He still has a month!  

Thanks for all the prayers and support these last three months!