Today was another hard day. It started at Zero Dark 30 with screaming. I have no idea what time it was, I just ran to her bedroom while she howled. She begged me to make it stop, and for the first time as I massaged her, I felt it. A Read more…
So, I decided to do it. I’m acting against doctor’s orders. Because, rebel. I’ve been thinking about this since I posted Tuesday, and I finally decided to do it. Why the hell not? So, here’s the deal. Amy has an Exogen Bone Stimulation System, right? It has an unlimited number Read more…
Well, today was the day. We’ve been using the Exogen bone stimulation for 6 weeks now. Results are typical in 6 to 12 weeks. So, what do we think??? X-rays. The image on the left is from 4 weeks ago (post-op #6) and the one on the right is from Read more…
6 months 4 weeks post op (McFarland Bypass done 2/21/18) The incorporation at the top of the graft looks as amazing as the bottom looks awful. ? So, the news is not fantastic. It’s just not healing well at the distal end. ? On the positive side we’ve only been doing bone stimulation for Read more…
Yay! It’s here! They overnighted it to us- very cool. Hopefully now, we can get some better healing at the bottom of her graft. ?? It comes with the device, a charger, the strap, and ultrasound gel. Plus a bunch of reading material. During treatment, no problems, all smiles. A single treatment Read more…
So, Amy’s doctor just called. The news is not bad, but it’s not good either. Amy’s graft, while intact and doing its job, isn’t healing as well as we would like at the distal (bottom) end. So, we’re going to try something new. Bone stimulation using ultrasound technology. So, we Read more…