Paul, and I went to Dr. Standard's today for a check up on Mya and Luke's legs. We forgot to wear clothing that is easy for him to examine them ( both wore jeans ) and so they got to wear these beautiful shorts :)
We found out the next surgeries that both need....and we are evaluating when we will do them. Luke needs his growth plate pins that hold a plate that has forced his r leg to grow straight removed. He has had them in for a few yrs now and it is time for them to come out. Mya can have the same procedure with some modification as well as maybe putting in an a plate to get more straightening out of her l leg... She has grown so much that it is significant and has caused her leg to extend less than it should. She walks with her hand on her thigh to push her leg straight. The polio destroyed her quad muscles on that leg and so they don't do what they should. Also her foot needs a surgery to support her weakness on the inside of her foot. She can have this anytime we choose and we may wait for some of the surgery until the fall. Luke needs a shoe lift now ( nothing surprising to us) and he needs a femur extension like Mya had last year. Again we are thinking of the fall. These 2 fish love swimming and are so active in the summer... we don't want to take that away from them. Dr. Standard is fine with what we choose... but later this year we will be doing at least these 2 surgeries.....
Tomorrow we find out when Anna will have her jaw surgery.....
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We carry a spare pair of these shorts in our "doctors visit bag". Say hi to Dr. Standard for us. We are doing well, with another surgery when we feel O can handle another trauma trigger. She is doing SOOOO well right now, we too just want one summer we can enjoy with out medical trips! Blessings to you and yours today!
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