All cracked up

Since the cast change a couple of weeks ago, Zach has been obviously been in some discomfort. A good bit of this we blame on his stomach issues. However we've also been pretty sure that his cast is a bit too tight as well.

So, yesterday after his infusion we too Zach to see Dr. Jofe, who agreed with us that it looked too tight. His solution was to split the cast from under each armpit all the way down to the waist, then to tape the halves together. This allows the cast to flex and expand a little while still protecting Zach's back.

The actual cutting of the cast scared the crap out of Zach. Literally if you know what I mean.

Well, we eventually got that mess cleaned up and we were on our way. Zach seems to be a little more comfortable now thankfully. He is going to see Dr. Tucker this afternoon to follow up with his "digestive" issues.

I'm still trying to figure out what motivates a doctor to want to specialize in the poop field?

I can imagine the converation when the med school students are sitting around discussing their future plans...

"I love kids, I'm going to be a pediatrician!"
"I'm interested in the heart, I'm going to be a cardiologist!"
"Poop! I love to deal with poop!" (This is the point where his friends decide to sit just a little further away from him...)

Anyway, Dr. Jofe is going to be taking Zach out of the cast and putting him in a brace in a few weeks. (Yea!) Hopefully that will make life better.