Aghh! Where has the
time gone? Over a month without an
update and I have so much to share!
On Wednesday, April 25 we visited with Dr. Nowicki here in
Kalamazoo. We had some x-rays done of
her knee and hip. Good news…. Dr.
Nowicki was very pleased with the results.
Based on what he saw, he definitely thinks that our best option will be
limb lengthening. What a relief, I just
hope that Dr. Standard and Dr. Herzenberg can confirm. I know limb lengthening will be a trying
process, but I feel so blessed that we have a clear front-runner, that it isn’t
a ‘six to one, half dozen to another’ scenario…. where Matt and I are forced to
choose what’s best.
So, you’re asking what was it that made Dr. Nowicki
pleased? First of all, he was pleased
with her movement of the leg, and to hear that she is bending and rotating it
well without signs of pain… (reminder, early on any movement in her leg was
obviously painful – leading to her wearing a harness) Also, the x-rays showed what appeared to be
the femur being held into place, even though we couldn’t see a femoral head. A certain gap in the hips, along with her
movement, lead him to believe that there is a femoral head present, but we just
can’t see it on the x-rays (whether it hasn’t ossified or it may be
turned). This is great news because
often PFFD children are missing their femoral head. On top of that, Dr. Nowicki thought her hips
looked great and said that hip reconstruction may not be needed! Though not definite, I take any good news we
can get J
Soon I’ll add a few shots of her x-rays from 4/25/2012…. 6.5
months old.
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