Mommy and Daddy were thrilled when we received confirmation yesterday that the thigh ring and foot plate removal is scheduled for 8/2/12 at the hospital Mary requested.
It is a 45 minute outpatient procedure.
The past two times we were given times for the procedures and were told the exact time can change but they won't even give us a time until the day before this time. The scheduler said it will probably be one of the first procedures but they don't like to commit to a time until the day before. (This is a new scheduler than before.) One of the first procedures would be icing on the cake since the first two procedures were at 1:30 and 12:30.
Mommy and Daddy have high hopes that things (most importantly sleep) will get much easier after this procedure and so we are very excited to be moving into the 132 day (based on the 6.6 cm. gained) consolidation phase.
As you notice I keep saying Mommy and Daddy. Mary is nervous about the procedure. I think it has a lot to do with having some experience under her belt and knowing how anesthesia, etc. makes you feel.
Mary has a lot of questions about how she will feel once the two pieces are removed etc. Unfortunately, I don't have answers for her. The only thing I have heard is that the first time her foot touches the ground it will be super sensitive and may feel ice cold and hot at the same time. The PT told us to gentle rub towels on her leg to prevent it from being super sensitive. We also massage her a ton so I would hope she isn't as sensitive as she could be but we will see.
Her stomachaches are gone, the painful pulses still occur and will since we are still stretching the nerves. Some of her pins started discharging again yesterday which is totally normal. Her hip and thigh still bug her but I would actually say less than before. Her knee hurts when we have the additional strut on to keep her leg straight.
The countdown is on 5 more days of lengthening and 9 more days until the removal!!!
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