Mary's external fixator was removed today. It was replaced by a cast from right under her knee, down to her toes. Since the weather is colder and she stubbed her toe recently, Mary requested more toe coverage like the 1st cast she had.
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| morning of removal - back |
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| morning of removal - front |
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| Top pin sites - in for 6 months |
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| 2 new pin sites- 4 weeks old |
When I anticipated this day 6 months ago I assumed it would be a day of huge celebration and although I do appreciate how far we have come and how close we are to the end I don't think I will be celebrating until her leg is completely bare and not celebrating 100% until she no longer needs crutches in order to walk. We are almost there!
We gave cookies to all of the departments (Child Life Specialists, Pre-Op, Anesthesiologists and Recovery) we know at Children's to say goodbye since this is our last expected procedure. The nice thing about having so many procedures is that we do know a lot of people there.
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| Writing thank yous before leaving for the hospital |
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| Traditional photo entering for a procedure |
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| 4th anesthesiologist but a repeat for the family - little sister had Dr. Gail for a minor procedure 4 years ago |
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| when we entered recovery- not awake yet |
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| 6 pin sites and the new growth |
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| close up of new growth |
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| fixator off, longer cast on |
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| "shoe" for cast |
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| Mary asked Dr. Scott to sign her cast |
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Dr. Scott drew a tibia and labled the parts that Mary grew on her own and the part he helped her grow |
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| Mary's recovery was only 90 minutes since the procedure was short (45 minutes) and she even snacked on the way to the car but... |
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| Stomach started hurting in the car, and wasn't feeling great when we arrived home |
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| Feeling better! |
Getting into bed tonight Mary said her leg didn't feel very different since she still has something on it. She was very happy that since Dr. Scott said her leg looks great and she can bear weight on it. She isn't released to do anything too wild but Mary just wants to be able to use crutches vs. a walker.
We see Dr. Scott in two weeks and he will change her cast one last time. At least that's the plan.
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