I misunderstood Dr. Posta last week. He had no intention of taking her cast off today. Abby's x-ray today showed the angulation (where the bone was sticking out) has almost disappeared. There was what he called a butterfly fracture - that part didn't look any different. Dr. Posta said that will fuse back together, it will just take some time.
So now we go back in 2 more weeks for another x-ray and if everything looks good, he'll remove the full arm cast and replace it with a smaller one (below the elbow). We're excited about that, hoping she'll gain some independence again (dressing herself, opening packages, buckling, erasing, etc.)
In the meantime, Abby has plenty of time for ALL her friends to sign her cast. Yay!
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