Vacation Part 3 - Doctor Micah

When Raider hurt his foot most recently the doctor was deciding whether to put him in a cast or a walking boot (note - his foot isn't broken, just strained). Since Raider was going to youth camp the following week we decided the cast would be best to ensure he didn't hurt it any worse. That proved to be a good decision since the cast came back looking fairly thrashed, like Raider had played hard with it. Then, with vacation this week Micah got the idea that it would be much better if Raider didn't have a cast and crutches anymore. (It would take forever for him to get around places like the zoo, etc.) So... since we didn't have time to go to the doctor before we left for Seattle, Doctor Micah got the idea that he would cut it off himself.

First he started with some heavy duty scissors, but the cast proved to be stronger than he thought.
So he moved onto the hand saw. He said Raider squealed every time he thought he was getting near his leg - I would too!!!
Finally Doctor Micah was successful in removing the cast! Only problem was, later that night Raider hit his foot the wrong way and was laid out in pain. We were very concerned about him hurting it worse and I think Micah felt a little bad, because the next morning he went driving around to medical supply stores and finally found a walking boot - $150 later!! In the end it really was the best solution though. Raider has been able to walk all around and participate in vacation and his foot has been feeling much better, with the only complaint being that he no longer wants to wear the boot. We are going to wait for the real doctor to make that decision though!