Well, some disappointing news today. Surgery on Amelia's right leg did not go as planned. When her surgeon removed the cast from her left leg that she had surgery on 5 weeks ago, he noticed that something wasn't right. An xray showed the plates in her femur moved and the screws were coming out. We're not sure of the cause for this, but her bones were not healing as expected at this point, but Amelia has had trouble healing at times for minor things because of her Loeys Dietz Syndrome. So, Dr K decided to just focus on repairing the left leg today. There is now a double plate and 6 screws instead of 4 to hopefully prevent this from happening again.
In 4 weeks we'll reevaluate, do an xray and if the the left leg is doing well, we'll schedule surgery on the right leg.
To make sure this doesn't happen again, Dr. K put Amelia in a spica cast - her left leg is casted and the cast then extends up around her chest to her arm pits to keep that leg from moving at all.
One of the first things Amelia said after waking up in recovery was that the "wrong" leg was casted, she was so disappointed. She is still trying to figure out why and is asking a lot of questions and of course, just wants to go home.
As I contemplate this tonight...I am thinking about all of you. Our only hope is found in our Savior, Jesus Christ, and when you pray to Him on our behalf, we know He is listening and cares about every single detail. Thank you for blessing us in this way! We truly appreciate your prayers! At this point, these are some of our specific prayer requests...
Please pray that healing goes well this time so we can move ahead with surgery on the right leg. In the meantime, pray that God would give Amelia's doctor guidance and wisdom in making the best decisions for her. He was surprised and very disappointed with this setback.
Pray for Amelia, that she will be able to accept her situation and thrive when she's just too young to understand why.
Pray for us as a family as we adjust to yet another casting hurdle; it's been a lot for Elsie and Sam to go though over the last 4 years. Pray that we would have patience, understanding and kindness with each other when we're feeling discouraged.
Thank God that He is in control and nothing surprises Him. We can trust He cares deeply about Amelia and will bring everything together in HIS time.
Our pastor saw Amelia before surgery and reminded us that "we are precious in His sight"...do not fear because we are His and He is always with us (Isaiah 43).
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