I have been a bad, bad bogger. There just hasn't been a whole lot to update you on. We went to Houston on August 15. The good doctor said Savy is doing so well, that we could stop the lengthening portion. (No more knob turning three times a day) Now all we have to do is wait for the new bone to fill in.
Here is her latest xray:
She has gained just over two inches of new arm. The new bone looks like white cotton candy. We don't have to go back until mid September.
We had fun in Houston. We stayed at the Hilton again, compliments of Andee! We jumped on the beds, stayed up late and slept in. We always stop by the hosptial cafeteria and say hello to our friend Monique, who works in the kitchen. We also window shopped near Rice University.
Savy has been working out with Ryan at Spooner. He is a cute young man that motivates Savy into twisting and turning her arm and shoulders. She is getting a little tight in the elbow, but it's no wonder, with how the pins go right through the end of it. She is also training with her soccer team. She won't be able to play until she gets the fixator off, but that is just weeks away!
We went camping with Granny and Papa at the Grand Canyon!
Here is a picture of that:
As you can see, Savy always hides her arm in pictures. The arm is swollen, and has been since the fixator came to live on it. It will likely remain swollen for up to a year, according to Dr. Guggenheim. Some of the pin sites are tearing, which apparently is normal. As the bone grows, the skin stretches as best as it can, but tears result. Here is a picture:
Here is her latest xray:
She has gained just over two inches of new arm. The new bone looks like white cotton candy. We don't have to go back until mid September.
We had fun in Houston. We stayed at the Hilton again, compliments of Andee! We jumped on the beds, stayed up late and slept in. We always stop by the hosptial cafeteria and say hello to our friend Monique, who works in the kitchen. We also window shopped near Rice University.
Savy has been working out with Ryan at Spooner. He is a cute young man that motivates Savy into twisting and turning her arm and shoulders. She is getting a little tight in the elbow, but it's no wonder, with how the pins go right through the end of it. She is also training with her soccer team. She won't be able to play until she gets the fixator off, but that is just weeks away!
We went camping with Granny and Papa at the Grand Canyon!
Here is a picture of that:
As you can see, Savy always hides her arm in pictures. The arm is swollen, and has been since the fixator came to live on it. It will likely remain swollen for up to a year, according to Dr. Guggenheim. Some of the pin sites are tearing, which apparently is normal. As the bone grows, the skin stretches as best as it can, but tears result. Here is a picture:
We can always look into scar revisision in the future if the scars bother her. I think of them as battle wounds. She hasn't had any issue at all with infection. She does all of her pin care herself.
She showers every day, puts alcohol on each pin site. (No Joy, not vodka, RUBBING!) The alcohol stings and Stacy, Dr. Guggenheims nurse, says it is not a neccessary step, but Savy likes the smell. She is just like her mama! Then she smears neosporin around each site. They said she would develop a negative reaction to it at some point, but so far, so good! Then she caps each off with a fresh marshmellow. She takes calcium every day and I make her drink as much milk as she can stand.
We also got TWO new dogs! Actually, the aren't new, they are used, old dogs. They are 10 and 8 years old. We rescued them!
We call them Bear and Sham-Wow! (She also like to be called Shama-lama-ding-dong) We love our new (old) girls!
