While I am waiting for photobucket I shall do a little update about Trevor.
On the whole things are really positive, she is responding really well to her acupuncture session and is doing well with her daily physio sessions with me. I can feel the strength building in her legs daily. The tooth brush thing is fantastic and we are also using the physio ball every other day. Trevor hates the ball but thats not necessarily a bad thing as the other day she wanted to get off so much she managed to pull her back legs up under her tummy to try to push herself off
Also if I put her feet in the right place under her and leave her crouched on them she no longer falls instantly to the side, she has the strength to stay in the same place
I spend an awful lot of time with her on the floor practising her walking. It started with me holding her tummy with one hand and me moving her feet one at a time with the other hand, placing them in the correct position each time. Then slowly this week she started taking tiny steps on her own. She can't take any weight on them herself but the fact that she can make movements with them is a just wonderful. Anyway this has progressed over the last few days and she now moves both legs at the same time as if trying to hop, not something I thought I would see for a long time. It is still hit and miss and it is killing my knees but is so worth it
She adores being in her sling and runs up and down the garden at great speed, throwing in a few binkies along the way. She knows when it is sling time and gets particularly excited and as I sit on the floor lay it out in position she starts to wash it in anticipation :lol: Last night apparently I was too slow sorting it out so she wiggled underneath and tried to put her head through a leg hole so she could get going
Now the not so great news. A few days a go Trevor developed a small sore on her chest. At first we though it might be a friction sore but it started to grow and we found her gnawing at it. We have tried all sorts of creams and covers for it but it is getting bigger and bigger
I am worrying about it constantly and feel like it has a life of its own spreading over her body. In my head it has grown into something hideous like leprosy when in reality it probably isn't too bad ( at least i hope not ) She is at the surgery tomorrow for acupuncture so will see what they say :? I do think it could be pain related as it did coincide with her trying to hop. She is starting to get some nasty spasms in her legs which must be painful and I wouldn't be at all surprised is she is having other strange sensations like pins and needles.
So in an attempt to keep her distracted from her sores we attempted to bond her with Dave and co over the weekend and as I said earlier they all got on immediately. Obviously they are on neutral ground at the moment so it will be a while before I let them in the house together as Trevor has the dining room and the others free range in the lounge. If we do get as far as getting them together in the lounge then we will have to work out how we can do that and keep Trevor safe as we can't have her getting knocked over or squashed!
So in summary in case you got bored reading that essay, besides her sores and spasms trevor is making small but positive progress and has some lovely new friends