Emily went into surgery this morning about 8:30 a.m. and it took about 2 hours before I was paged to tell me all went well. The screw on the rod at the base on the spine was reseated with two screws this time. The doctor stated that they expanded the rods considerably, but couldn't tell me exactly. He made a motion to me as if it were 2-3 inches, but that seems excessive. So I guess we'll know once she's up and around and we can measure her height to get a better idea.
She's been moved back to the room and is feeling discomfort and some pain in her back. She can't stay still fidgeting around and trying to get comfortable. But fidgeting is her modus operandi anyway.
No word on how long we'll be here, but my guess is they want us to stay one more night for observation.
The doctor did mention that he felt that both rods would need to be replaced with longer ones, not the next surgery, but the one after that.
Thank you everyone for prayers and thoughts. Still a road of recovery to travel. Hopefully it will be as short as the last one.
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