Wyatt's physical therapy officially started 2 Mondays ago. He had his assessment & his first official appointment was this last Monday. Let me tell you, with all of his therapy appointments, it is a sigh of relief that they come to my house! Anyway, while assessing Wyatt, the PT observed that Wyatt didn't seem especially comfortable with being moved around, especially new movement. She asked if I had ever considered aquatic therapy. YYYAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!! I totally have heard of aquatic therapy, in fact, I know of another boy with ichthyosis that love love loves it. I got pretty excited and brought it up a couple of more times during the session, so she told me that she'd look into it for Wyatt. It turns out that most children don't get to start this type of therapy until they are about 18 months old. However, because of Wyatt's circumstances, his PT is going to try hard to get it through anyway.
We go to see his derm today & as soon as she gives her nod of approval, the PT is going to get the ball rolling. The therapy starts May and goes through September {it's at the Rose Bowl, so they use the therapy pool there during the football off season}, so our timing is kind of perfect.
The only thing that really worries me is, the pool is outside, and the pool is heated, so I worry about Wyatt overheating. It's not enough to deter me trying to get him in though. I think the benefits of this type of therapy will far outnumber the potential detriments. It'll be just like everything else with Wyatt so far...
trial & error. :)
Handsome little boy!
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