Monday, October 21, 2013

We're Making Progress!

We're so happy!!
Welcome back to our page! We are so excited to announce that Madison no longer has to see her orthopedist or go to physical therapy anymore! We went to see Madison's orthopedist last Thursday and he told us that Madison has been making significant progress and we know longer have to check up with him every 2 months. We are so excited to eliminate 2 of our 4 doctors!

Madison was seeing Dr. Hoekstra at Carrie Tingley hospital for her little left knee. Since her knee is where her rheumatoid arthritis is, she would baby her knee a lot which caused it to not straighten and she lost a lot of muscle in her thigh. In July, there was talk that Madison would have to wear a cast if her knee didn't straighten by our next check up. In turn, Madison worked super hard in physical therapy every week. I am so proud that she has been so strong throughout this whole process! We also had a great physical therapist here in Grants at Cibola Sports and Physical Therapy.

We also saw Dr. Johnson, our rheumatologist, a couple of weeks ago and he was also pleased with Madison's progress. They did her blood and urine tests, as always, to make sure the methotrexate is not damaging her organs. We haven't received results, but they have always told us that no news is good news so we are grateful for that. We won't see him until January. It's crazy to think by the time we go to see him again, we have been dealing with Madison's condition for 1 year! The time is flying by too quickly, but I am glad to see Madison living such a happy and positive life.

The same day we saw Dr. Johnson, we went to go see Madison's ophthalmologist, Dr. Leenheer at Children's Eye Center of New Mexico. Her and her staff are amazing with Madison. Madison is also such a big girl at these appointments. The very first time we went to see Dr. Leenheer, she stated that Madison was the best 2 year old patient she has ever had! I am blessed that Madison is fearless with any hardship that comes her way. Since Madison is a girl and her arthritis only affects one joint, she is at a high risk level to have any kind of problems with her eyes. Every appointment, we go through the whole process of checking every part of her eye to make sure Madison's eyes are healthy. Every appointment she has had, has turned out to be that Madison is not showing any signs of issues. She never ceases to amazing me!

We would also like to extend a warm welcome for you and your family to join our team, Love for Madison, in the annual Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis held in Albuquerque, NM on December 13. 2013 in Old Town. If you cannot join our team, we ask that you make a monetary donation of your choice to help fight arthritis in the state of New Mexico. You can click here to donate directly to our team and help us reach our goal. If you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to contact me. Please help us!

Once again, thank you all for your love and support as we fight this disease!

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