Post Surgery Follow Up

Emily had a follow up appointment at Scottish Rite this past Wednesday adding two more x-rays to her tally.

The opinion was that she is doing great and the veptr appears to be successfully doing its job. The outlook was to do another inspection in February with another surgery planned in April. This surgery will require lengthening one rod and replacing another since it is near its maximum expansion point.

On a different note, Emily has started taking violin lessons and the instructor tells us that she took to the violin so well that, in her first lesson, she picked up where it's taking others to learn in 5 lessons.

She came home showing daddy how to hold, play and read music. Amazing.

Day after Surgery, Wednesday, August 26, 2010

The surgery seems to have gone well. And of course it usually takes twice as long as originally told it will take. But Emily was in true form yesterday and it looks as though she and Maria Marcela will be coming home later today.

This might be a record for short amount of time spent in the hospital other than having tests run.

Next Surgery - Tuesday, August 24

I've allowed too much time to lapse since last update, but then again, it's been a tumultuous year.

In any event, Emily has been doing great. The greatest news is the MRI results showing that her spinal cord doesn't show signs of fusing.

This enables us to go forward with Monday's next surgery to extend the titanium supports, which, I will add, is greatly needed due to her growth spurt.

She is finally ON the growth chart and showing to be in the 10 percentile of children her age. So, she's still small for her age, but at least she's on the chart.

Tomorrow is a big day for all of us with her surgery and Andrew starting 1st grade at a new school. Actually, Emily's surgery is Tuesday, but she's being admitted tomorrow for pre-op.

We'll hope to keep you posted on everything.

4 years old

Emily had her fourth birthday this past week and spent it with a few friends and her brother. All is well aside from a post surgical sore that we've been trying to get closed up on her back. It's finally scabbing over. Sorry to mention that amidst this wonderful pic of the party.

Thank you to the girls that came under such short notice. In fact, I think it was put together in such short time, that some invites didn't make it to their destinations. Sorry about that.

Emily has a follow up with Scottish Rite in a little over a month, if I recall correctly.