New AFOs

I absolutely could not believe it when I got a call yesterday saying that Oksana's AFOs were ready. Just 2 hours earlier I had been telling a friend that I didn't think she could wait that long. Her AFOs were getting so small that they were really starting to give her trouble. They told us it would be 4-6 weeks. This was 10 days! When we went in I was surprised at how different these were designed compared to her old ones. These have a strap at the top of her leg and a hinge at the heel. They also have a long strap that creates a figure 8 around the AFO to strap her foot in. Here are some pictures to explain what I mean.


They made all of the necessary adjustments and then asked us to walk around for about 10 minutes to see if there were any areas rubbing her. She walked great in them and never complained. When we took them off there were just a couple of places where they were rubbing a bit so he fixed those and off we went. Sounds great but the jury is still out because since we got home she has done nothing but complain about them. It seems 10 minutes just wasn't enough to get the full affect of what they could do to her. I guess we will be calling them again soon but if you've ever dealt with AFOs you know that this is very common. To get a fit right the first time is a miracle!