Cast #1 is on

We arrived at Children's Mercy a little before 6am today.  Cade did great.  He didn't ask about eating or drinking and enjoyed playing with all their toys.  He was cleared for the procedure and they started around 7:30.  He had a calming medicine before we had to leave him so he did not scream and cry (like the MRI).  They gave him a little gas to put him to sleep before putting in his IV. They finished around 9:15 and Cade's doctor talked to us.  The MRI was clear-no abnormalities of the bones or spinal cord which was a relief.  He did say Cade's curve probably progressed in the 2 months since his last x-ray because it looked larger on the MRI but he did not give a number.  It would be hard to compare numbers anyways since Cade was laying down for the MRI and the x-rays are done standing since that it more accurate.  The good news was that they got him to a 15° curve in the cast.  He tolerated everything well and we were able to see him by 9:45.  He was crying and asking for Daddy when we got back there but was better after sitting on Daddy's lap.  He did complain about the cast hurting and wanted to take it off.  The nurse reassured us that he was just a smart 2 year old who knew if he complained about it hurting we might remove it.  It is heavy and probably uncomfortable but we are supposed to give him time to get used to it.  We were out of there by 10am and headed home.  Once he got home and had all his toys he was much better.  He got anti-nausea meds so no throwing up this time:). We were really surprised at how quickly he has adapted already to his cast.  He is now very proud of it and had to show it off to Rylan, Lolly and Pop, and Nana and Papa.  He is figuring out how to get up off the floor and comfortable positions for sleeping and playing on the floor.  He's going to spend the day tomorrow with Lolly and Pop so he can get more comfortable moving around.  Thank you for the prayers.  We continue to pray that the cast
helps his spine grow straighter and decrease his curve.  He will get this cast off July 2nd and will get x-rays to see how he is responding.  Hopefully his curve will be lower than 42° out of cast.  He will get his 2nd cast on July 8th and it will be on 6-8 weeks.  Keep praying!