Turning:

Turning what is turning? Well if you are, a newbie the doctor generally waits until your post op visit to have you start this. This is how the frame works. He gives you a sheet that has numbers and colors. Your strut turning playbook. Always bring this sheet with you to the appointments. Now if your child is off pain medication like mine was he might start up again. I liked to turn Weston’s struts at night. I would give him medication after dinner then bathe and clean the pin sites, turn, and wrap. He was tired by now. The medication kept Weston comfortable through the night. Of course, do not over medicate. But keep your child comfortable… If in doubt, ask the doctor. Now Weston was able to feel the “turning”. If it was a little too strong I’d take it a little slower and maybe skip a day, but for the most part, I tried to stay on track as much as possible. . The sooner the foot is better the sooner this thing gets off! Remind your child of this when it is time to turn especially if they are dreading the daily turning. Now sometimes you will change out the struts at the office visits this is relatively painless, except if the new strut is not on the correct #’s when replacing the old strut. Just double check the 3’s with them before hand…for the strut change they just unscrew the old strut then pop the new strut in screw it down and the change is done. .