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…
6 months Post-op McFarland Bypass (done 2/21/2018) Looks much the same, nice and straight though! If you look closely, you can see the graft is much less defined, so that is positive! I was a little disappointed to see this x-ray. I was hoping for something far more dramatic, but Read more…
4 months 4 weeks 3 days Post-op McFarland Bypass (done 2/21/2018) Couple things to take note of: 1st, up at the top the graft used to stick out a lot more. Now it’s not. It’s HEALING!!! ??? 2nd- the split in the graft is filling in! 3rd- Damn me if Read more…
10 weeks 5 days Post-op McFarland Bypass (done 2/21/2018) We tried to distract Amy with headphones and an iPad. Total fail. There was screaming. ? But, this new cast-guy is a wizard. Never have I seen anyone whip off a cast so fast! Very impressed. Wow! Look at that lateral view. Looks Read more…
8 weeks post-op (McFarland Bypass done 2/21/2018) Cast came off with minimal issues, as he just cut it off with scissors. However Amy was very distressed about him (and others) touching her special leg. It is SUPER sensitive. ? Here is some evidence of healing, but the bone hasn’t really incorporated Read more…
3 weeks, 6 days post-op (McFarland Bypass done 2/21/2018) A little rainy today, but we’re going to try and take the train anyway! (Baby’s 1st train ride!) Taking the train was so fun, and the food wasn’t bad either. I loved not being stuck in traffic for hours, and being Read more…
6 days post-op (McFarland Bypass done 2/21/2018) Today is our first post-op appointment. We need to get x-rays, and orders say through the cast. However, we might be getting a new cast today anyway, because somebody has already started walking in her cast, which is a no-no! So we are Read more…