ANOTHER GO AROUND WITH DOCTORS

BOY  DO I GET BEHIND--- I KEEP SAYING TO MYSELF  OH I WILL SIT DOWN AND WRITE AND THEN ANOTHER DAY GOES BY

WELL TODAY DAKOTA HAD  2 TOENAILS REMOVED ON THE SAME DAMN FOOT THAT  HE BROKE HIS LEG  THE FRUSTRATING THING IS THAT ALTHOUGHT THER ARE MINOR PROBLEMS WITH THE NAILS  WE MAIN REASON FOR REMOVING THEM IS BECAUSE AFTER 6 MONTHS  DAKOTA IS STILL NOT WALKING RIGHT ON THEAT LEG. HIS "GAIT" IS MESSED UP AND HE SLAPS HIS FOOT  KINDA TO THE SIDE INSTEAD OF TURNING HIS TOES AND LINING THEM UP CORRECTLY WITH THE LEG .  SO THE PODIATRIST AND I DECIDED THAT THE ONLY WAY WE WILL BE ABLE TO KNOW IF THE NAILS ARE CREATING PROBLEMS AND CAUSING HIM NOT TO WALK CORRECTLY IS TO ELIMINATE THEM

ITS ALMOST STUPID BUT NECESSARY  BECAUSE OF THE AUTISM .  DAKOTA HAS A LOT OF LANGUAGE BUT SEEMS TO BE UNABLE TO RESPOND TO THE THERAPY CORRECTLY AND/OR TELL US IF THE NAILS OR  ANYTHING ELSE IS BOTHERING HIM  OR CAUSING HIM NOT TO BE ABLE TO WALK RIGHT AGAIN.  I WOULDNT BE SO UPSET BUT BECAUSE OF THE WAY HES WALKING IT THROWS  HIS  KNEE OUT TO THE SIDE WHICH  IN TURN  CAN CAUSE TROUBLE WITH HIS HIPS AND OF COURSE CAN  GIVE HIM TROUBLE WITH HIS BACK.

HIS DAD HAS CONGENITAL BACK PROBLEMS SO I AM FOREVER TRYING TO WATCH HIM TO SEE IF THERE IS A PROBLEM . COMBINED WITH HIS HIGH TOLERANCE FOR PAIN AND THE FACT HE WONT TELL  US WHEN HES  HURTING  IT IS A CONSTANT BATTLE TO "READ HIM" FOR PAIN.

WELL ITS DONE AND HE DID SO WELL   THE DOCTOR WAS REALLY PLEASE WITH HIM . HE WAS INCREDIBILY BRAVE AND CO OPERATIVE .  I AM SO THANKFUL . SO MANY PARENTS HAVE AUTISTIC CHILDREN THAT WILL NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO TOUCH THEM FOR ANY REASON-  HAIRCUTS ,  MANICURES ,  DENTISTRY , BLOOD TESTS       SO  MY GUY DID EXCELLENT

2 TIPS --- I STARTED EARLY HANDLING HIM WHEN IT CAME TO CLEANING HIS FINGERNAILS AND TOENAILS BEFORE HE COULD DECIDE HE WOULDNT LET ME TOUCH THEM                   I  ALSO STARTED CUTTING HIS HA IRBY PUTTING HIM  IN FRONT OF THE TV  WITH A FAVORITE VIDEO AND TOOK HIM TO THE DENTIST AND FLOBBOTOMIST EARLY TO DESENSITISE HIM    WHICH HELPS IMMENSELY

THE THE 2ND TIP AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WAS I WENT EQUIPPED WITH A LITTLE PORTABLE DVD PLAYER  CHARGED UP AND READY TO PLAY THE MOST RECENTLY RELEASE MOVIE THAT HE HAS BEEN ASKING FOR    AS SOON AS I GOT HIM ON THE TABLE THE DVD PLAYER CAME OUT AND WAS PUT ON HIS CHEST WITH "CHARLEY AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY" BLAIRNG AWAY   IT BLOCKED OUT WHAT THE DOCTOR AND NURSES WERE TALK ABOUT AND IT ALSO BLOCKED HIS LINE OF SIGHT DURING THE PROCEDURE

BEST INVESTMENT I HAVE MADE IN A LONG TIME!!!!!
WEL BETTER GO CHECK ON MY PATIENT!!