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Appointment Update

Fortunately, we are home and there isn't emergency surgery happening. Unfortunately, we had a long day and we have a big decision to make.  We were right that the right side rod is now poking her skin.  You can see it on the bottom right of this side view xray.  He was very pleased with the rest of the xray and said everything was holding well. He could easily fix it with a quick same day surgery but he feels like it is okay right now.  If it starts bruising or looking different then he would want to definitely do the surgery to bend the rod right away. If we don't catch it and it does poke through then that automatically means she goes through the wound vac, picc line, and antibiotics again.  Anytime the rods touch air they are very susceptible to infection.   As you can see she loves taking the antibiotics every morning and night.  Sometimes she chokes on it and she reminds us every time she takes it that she "hates her medicine." We still have ...

Unscheduled Appointment

 We have noticed a spot on Em's back that is concerning.   It looks like the rod on the right side may now be trying to poke through like the left one did. We sent pictures last week and Dr. Luhmann wants to see Em and get x-rays on Tuesday.  She is also due for a blood draw to make sure her antibiotics are keeping the infection away.   Please pray for safe travels, no infection lingering, and good x-rays.