5th metatarsal broken. Air Cast and crutches. Yee Haw! #gelijoy
Posted by Instagrate to WordPress
On Thursday, Angelica had a 6 month follow up appointment with Dr. Brown, the paediatric Orthopedic surgeon at BC Children’s hospital.
She had x-rays re-done, as some of the previous ones were 18 months old.
Backing up, we showed up at the hospital around 10 to 10. It is a freaking gong show down there now. I’m SO thankful we are done the intensive part of the treatment and rarely go. Because they are working on building the new hospital……there is little to no parking and unless you fluke out……the available parking is “miles” away. (Okay, I’m exaggerating a little; but not that much.)
I sent Geli in to sign in and I drove around to find a parking spot. Finally found one and headed in to meet her.
We waited for about 10 minutes and then miracle of all miracles…..we got placed in an exam room. That’s the quickest we’ve ever got in.
Dr. Brown is a fabulous dr and as so, is in high demand……which often means a tremendous wait.
I should have known that it was just too easy. We waited for over an hour and then a fellow came in. He was amazing. Totally didn’t catch his name but he was confident without being arrogant and had a great beside manner. He checked Geli out and said that Dr. Brown would be in shortly.
He made it in. Checked her out. Everyone is SO surprised that she is not in pain and not on lots of meds. It’s a miracle, really! But he sent us for x-rays just to see what was going on under the skin as it had been a while.
We got those done and headed back to the Ortho clinic to wait some more.
Got back into the exam room fairly quickly saw the fellow again and then saw Dr. Brown again.
They are very pleased with where Angelica is at. While there has been some bone deformity as a result of the avascular necrosis, and that deformity is what has inhibited movement in her left shoulder, right elbow and left knee. The Drs. have said that it looks like the bones may be revascularizing. (If that’s the correct word) but the deformity is still there. There are good spaces between the joints which seem to indicate that the cartilage is still doing well.
She is definitely a candidate for multiple joint replacement but seeing as she is not in any pain and the biggest issue is “awkwardness”…….they will push any talk of surgery off for as long as absolutely possible.
It was a LOOOOOONG day at the hospital but overall a good one. We have a follow up appt booked for………..a year from now! Yay! Unless there are issues, I’m which case we call and get in.
Talking about issues……..Angelica broke her foot today! Awesome!
She was down in the basement and while I thought she fell down the stairs…….apparently she fell…….while walking on the floor! Yah I know?????? Twisted her foot and broke one of the small bones in her foot.
I had “just” left to pick up Xandra from a friends house where she was at a sleepover when I got a call from Jon. He said, Geli had fallen down the stairs, landed on her foot, heard a pop, it was numb and hurt like crazy.
I picked up Xani, raced home and after deliberating……Jon and Geli headed off to the ER. That was just after 12:30pm.
They got to the ER, triage saw them and sent them to get an X-Ray and then they waited……….and waited and waited and waited and waited.
They finally saw the dr., got an air cast and crutches and $135 poorer came home.
While this isn’t really a HUGE deal comparatively……..it’s just another “thing.”
It’s another weekend screwed up with stressful activity and we are just tired.
We just feel so depleted. So thankful that it’s not a big deal, but it is……it’s 6+ weeks that I need to drive her to school before I drop Siah off at his school. It’s taking her to extra appointments. It’s hoping that she doesn’t loose extra strength in her legs while she recovers and isn’t able to do all her physio exercises. It’s extra work. It’s extra effort and well……..it’s just extra……
