Cal, Doug and my Mom met with the orthopedic doctor this morning. It is the same one who was a consultant when Cal broke his hip in 5th grade. He scared Doug for a little while as he pulled out the x-ray of the hip from years ago. Doug thought that somehow Cal had re-injured it. The doctor, however, was only using it as a teaching tool for one of the nurses.
The doctor felt that Cal is progressing well in the ankle healing process. It is a high ankle sprain and those take about 4 weeks to heal. The bone chips are not a problem and he even felt that one of those was from an old injury. Cal is to stay in the boot until he is ready to try and put more weight on it. The big emphasis of the day is to make sure that he does not limp. The doctor would rather Cal use crutches for a little while longer than to develop a limp. Thus, he should be back for basketball conditioning (maybe on a more limited basis.) He will need to continue meeting with the trainer at school, but overall this will not be a lifelong problem and he will return to basketball. I emailed the coach as soon as Doug told me. He had nothing but wonderful comments about Cal, so overall I feel a lot better.
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