First the good news... Jake had an x-ray yesterday and we saw 51mm of new bone growth!!!
Now the not so good news;
We found out
today that Jake needs to go back in for surgery. He started to have increased
pain last night and today in his hip area and was complaining about his pins
hurting him (severe burning, bee-sting like pain). Dr. Paley's physicians
assistant, John saw that the pins in his hip (pelvis) and shin (tibia) are
loose and need to be changed out. This
is a somewhat common complication that happens around this time in the
lengthening process. Dr. Paley and his team will have to assess the condition
of Jake’s fixator and pins and make adjustments as needed. We are told that this is an outpatient
procedure which means Jake will most likely be able to recover at home after
the surgery and hopefully have only a small amount of additional pain from the
procedure.
Please keep Jake in your prayers, pray for Jake's comfort, for the surgery to
be successful and for the medical staff and Dr. Dror
Paley to have the wisdom
to correct the issue and for Jake
to be in a lot less pain. Surgery is scheduled for this Friday 7/18
Thanks again for everyone's love and support for Jake during this time. We appreciate all of the thoughts, prayers and the cards and donations!! The pic above was taken after the boys opened a big box of toys that our neighborhood (The Estates of Halfmoon) sent us, Thanks so much for all the love!!!
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