Just got home from gait anaysis with DS

[SparklyGothKat]

Was really interesting. They attached all this special buttons to his skin and then filmed him with a special camera, which translated into a computer stickman Its to see how his muscles work and which ones don't work right.

wow never heard of that

we had something similar with a 'cushioned floor' with dd and a man filming..it's really interesting but they lost me when they started talking in all that 'posh jargon'...
would still like dd to have a gait analysis though!
how old is your ds now sparkly?

he is 9 now, we had to go to this as the consulant wants to operate soon, and needs a full assessment of his movements.

he looked like a robot, with all the wires attached DS loved seeing the stickman version of himself, especially when the man let him speed up the walking lol

Thinking of you. I didn't like trying to be brave when my dd was in hospital, but you do have to, don't you?

Is the consultant nice and tell/explain and talk to him too?

yes we saw the consulant last month, DS wasn't really interested in what she had to say though. He knows he will be having an operation soon. We recieved a letter a few weeks ago saying that she thinks DS is a good canditade (sp??) for the operation, but she will be mainly releasing his left leg with slight tenon release on the right

Its scary, especailly as you have to put a brave face on. All I wanted to do was crumble, but we got through it.

dd had 2 ops locally and her last was in Alder Hey, who were totally brilliant. It still makes me feel sick inside as I think of it all.

So I will be thinking of you.

we have just been told that if dd's stretch programme is not enough (and we have a 5 month limit) then she will be having her left hamstring stretched and put in cast for 9 weeks(returning every 2 weeks or so to be re stretched and re cast) and then 7-14 days as an in patient for intense physio for dd as she is only 6(nearly 7 )and has worked so hard(like all our children have to)to be as mobile as she is...

i am going into school to see her physio today(she only visits once a half term)to get her to detail the stretch in a care plan unless the lsa is not allowed to do any stretches with dd(health+safety)

Best wishes to your ds sparkly - let us know when he has the op so we can send things to cheer him up!!

that will be nice chatee. He will be in hospital for 2 weeks (i believe) and will be laid up at home in plaster for a while too, so books and games will be greatly accepted