Just an update

Wow, time has flown by since I last posted. Sarah has recently gotten on oral Baclofen. This is a medication to help reduce her spasticity. It has shown to be a bit effective, although the doctor and I have decided not give her the full maximum dosage each day. While it is a good medication, it does have a lot of unpleasant side effects (sleepiness, vomiting, etc). At the dose she is currently using, she has no side effects and she's a little bit looser.

In September, Sarah got her first round of Botox. No, not for wrinkles! They were injected into her calves to help with spasticity as well. Although this helps her, it does get rid of the tone in her legs that she is used to. Within two days, Sarah didn't have the tone anymore to walk in therapy. Poor girl was a little scared, but we sat and talked about it and worked harder in therapy than ever before. She's not at 100% yet, but she's very close. Now she's actually using the muscle instead of her tone. We'll have to wait until January to see if Botox will be a regular thing for the next few years or not.