Today was the day. I had been nervously anticipating today for… well… honestly for the last 6 months! This was really going to show us if she was moving solidly towards true healing… or not. We arrived, we hopped up on the table to take x-rays, I was chatty with Read more…
So, we pulled the Exogen out of storage, put the gel on, attached it to her, got her set up with a show, and let her turn on the Exogen. The first thing is showed was the calendar filled with X on each day, because we hadn’t done treatment in Read more…
Here we are. Back at Stanford. It was only about 2 months ago that we were here saying goodbye to Dr. Hoffinger. This is also where we met him. Maybe lightning will strike twice? Anyways, today we are meeting Dr. Frick. Dr. Frick was recommended to us by Dr. Stevenson, Read more…
“Look at my leg! I have a cast, it’s broken.” I’ve heard that a lot over the last few days. Amy is super aware that her leg is broken, but she doesn’t realize what the implications are. She needs surgery, and based on our experience with the McFarland, I know Read more…
Numb. Just Numb. It was a Tuesday like any other, except Amy was hurting. Again. We had an appointment to see Dr. Lerman this afternoon, but I gave her the opportunity to play hooky while I went to MOPS. That way I would be close if she needed me, and Read more…
I was so nervous. The whole way there, tears were threatening, or falling. Amy was mostly silent, sleeping. At one point she did ask is we were driving all the way to London to see Dr. Hoffinger. It brought much needed laughter. The radio was broken, so I was mostly Read more…
I just realized that this one brace has caused almost as many posts as braces. *sigh* So, here we are, back at Hanger. I think we need more brains in on this one. I decided to compare Amy’s old brace and her new brace side-by-side. I noticed that her new Read more…
2/21 5:03am. Surgery day. Couldn’t sleep, so Amy’s Daddy and I talked until 1, when we finally could sleep. Now here I am. AWAKE. I’m not supposed to be awake for an hour and a half. Sleep is impossible. ? My stomach is a tight knot. Last night she suddenly needed to cry herself Read more…
Okay, here we go, we’re on our way! First we have an appointment with Child Life at the hospital, then we’ll be headed to see Dr. Hoffinger to see what the surgical plan is. At the hospital, Amy loved playing with all the toys and coloring in the same-day surgery Read more…
Amy has had increased pain in the mornings since Monday. I took comfort that we were due for x-ray a week later, and we coped with letting her leg rest, and Tylenol. On Wednesday night, I felt a hard piece of bone where I never had before. I was really Read more…