Wednesday, May 9, 2012

So we thought that Mason had his last Doctor's visit Monday, but it turns out he will need at least one more surgery.  He will have to have his right leg re-broken and a wedge inserted to correct about a 10 degree angle.  We knew this was a possibility but hoped that it might straighten as it healed.  The doctor would like the bones to fully solidify first.  This summer was a possibility, but since Mason isn't a huge winter fan and he is signed up for driver's Ed, we opted for December.

If you have seen him walk lately, he looks like he is in pain.  In reality, he is not.  His upper core is just still very weak, and so he walks a bit funny.  He has exercises he should be doing, but he is a bit lazy.  We try to take nightly walks and everyday he is improving.

They will probably take out the two plates on his fibula at the same time they straighten his tibia.  If you look at the first x-ray below you can see the slight angle going into his ankle.  The miracle is that he regrew all of the bone in his tibia.  It was basically a gap between the two ends.  If you look at the bottom two x-rays, you'll see that his left leg healed perfectly.