Saturday

Hi Everyone!

It's been a crazy couple of days. Lexi's surgery went very well yesterday. Dr. Standard took some bone from Lexi's iliac crest (pelvic bone), for her bone graft. Lexi needed a little bit more bone graft than Dr. Standard expected. The good news is that in children, the bone grows back! Dr. Standard also removed the wire that was keeping Lexi's ankle stable from her superankle procedure (doc said her ankle looks great!) He then replaced that wire with a titanium wire that goes alongside her tibia, which should help the bone heal faster.

We stayed in the hospital last night, just to make sure Lexi's pain was manageable. Lexi was discharged at about 1pm today, and now we're back at the hotel.

Our plan is to start driving back home in the morning, provided Lexi does well through the night. Lexi will have x-rays taken in 4 weeks.

Here's a couple of pics of Lexi before and after surgery.

Love to all!

Wednesday

Hi Everyone!

Yesterday we went to the National Aquarium and had a great day! Lexi loved the stingrays, dolphins, and angelfish. We also got to see some divers in the coral reef exhibit. One of the divers would pick up gravel from the floor, rub it between her hands, and the fish would "bathe" themselves under the gravel as it fell to the ground. Very cool!

I just found out that Lexi's surgery is for 7:30am. Eastern Time on Friday. Please keep us in your thoughts!

Today's appointment

Hi Everyone!

Lexi had a bunch of x-rays taken today, and it turns out that the two ends of the tibia still have not bridged together. Dr. Standard told us the best approach is to do a bone graft to help things along. So....Lexi is having surgery on Friday. Dr. Standard will take a small piece of bone from Lexi's hip, and cover the gap in her tibia. He is also going to check the pins to see if any are loose, internally. If everything goes well with the bone graft, then Lexi will continue to wear the fixator for approx. 6 more weeks, and then finally.....the cast!

Here's a cute picture of Lexi in our hotel room last night. Love to all, and I'll keep everyone posted!

In the pool again!

Lexi has been having pool therapy with Miss Melissa, and loving it! Miss Melissa has been Lexi's physical therapist since Lex was 16 months old, and she means the world to us!

We leave tomorrow for Baltimore. Lexi has an appointment with Dr. Standard on Monday, and will have more x-rays. I'll keep everyone posted!!

New Addition

Here's a picture of Lexi's new pet. This.....is "Fishy"! Fishy has turned out to be a wonderful pet for Lex. Ever since we got Fishy, Lexi has not been "too scared and lonely" to sleep in her bedroom! We love Fishy.