{"id":4681,"date":"2013-10-15T14:14:51","date_gmt":"2013-10-15T19:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tomchak.com\/blog\/?p=4681"},"modified":"2013-10-15T15:16:56","modified_gmt":"2013-10-15T20:16:56","slug":"andrew-tomchak-now-with-fewer-calories-and-cast-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomchak.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/15\/andrew-tomchak-now-with-fewer-calories-and-cast-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Tomchak &#8211; Now With Fewer Calories and Cast Free"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After 4 short weeks (they really did go by kind of faset) Andrew was able to get his cast off today. He had the added surprise of finding a leaf inside his cast that smells just awesome.<\/p>\n<p>The break is 80% healed (which is what the doctor was expecting) and will heal the other 20% over time. For the next two weeks he needs to wear a brace to help build the muscle up again and protect it in the mean time.<\/p>\n<p>Even though they took a loud saw to his arm, he kept his composure the whole time and just smiled as the nurse cut through it. I&#8217;m so proud of him! I love these one-on-one bonding experiences, even if it is just a doctors appointment.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tomchak.com\\\/blog\\\/2013\\\/10\\\/15\\\/andrew-tomchak-now-with-fewer-calories-and-cast-free\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4681 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tomchak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/iPhone_2013-1015_09-33-20.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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