Surgery follow-up

We drove down to MI to see Dr Eliason for a follow-up visit for Broc.We also had some tests done too. Broc had an ABI (ankle brachial index) done which was great.His pressures were normal.

All the gel was so ticklish esp in his groing area.Mommy had to do some serious distracting with her phone.

Next we went to have the bilateral duplex u/s. I couldn't take any pics in there as it was too dark.We had a scray moment for just a moment as the tech couldn't find his graft.Thankgoodness someone else was called in and all was found.Phew...... Mommy breathed a huge sigh of relief.

Next we went to wait to see Dr Eliason.Playing games is a great way to pass the time especially when daddy is there to play them for you.

Dr Eliason came in and said that all the tests look great.His graft is wide open and the connection site is great too.His pulse on his right foot is almost the same as his pulse on his left foot.He has a great pulse in his right groin too.He said that Brocs scar is a little wider than he wanted but it does happen in some kids so we are putting scar cream on it to see if that will help.
He asked how recovery has been and we told him that Broc has been pretty active.He was not really happy to hear that and then in the second breathe said well he is only 5 what can you expect from him.So Daddy and I have to be much stricter with Broc.While Dr E was examining his scar on his abdomen he showed us some sutures that are under the skin and said that they will take 3-6 months to heal/dissolve still so we have to be really careful.

Broc does have a heamatoma at the top of his groin scar and that will take time to heal too.He said he is not sure why Broc is still having leg pain at night but has assured us that it is not from a lack of blood flow.He thinks it could be the body's way of getting used to the new growth if its making any or just his muscles from still being overworked.

He also cleared Broc to start P.T. on his right leg to build muscle strength.

They have determined that the high eos. level was caused by a reaction that his body had to the graft.Fortunately his body is accepting it now and his eos. levels are going down.He is still having fevers and we are not sure about those yet. He will have his last CBC done on Wed and if all his numbers look great then we can stop those.I am sure he will be so happy,although the boys loved getting a hot wheels car everytime Broc had blood work done.

We will go back to MI in November for another follow-up study.He will have a ABI,duplex u/s , CT scanogram for bone length and see Dr Eliason for a visit again. Broc will be having 6 months visits with studies for the first 2 years and then we will have yearly visits with studies after that.

Broc is still struggling with tummy pain so we are not sure if the meds are working for him or not.He is able to eat a little more than a few bites at a meal and is back up to 50lbs again.

Here is a pic of Broc with Dr Eliason.

This is Big Bird that is at the entrance of Mott Childrens Hospital.The boys loved him.

Mark was pretending he was a baby bird.

On our way home from MI we stopped at a Big Boy for breakfast.

Here is Brocs vascular team :

Last night we stayed over at Christine and Adolph's house.We had a lovely dinner together with friends.There were some children too that the boys had a great time with. We have made some wonderful friends during Broc's journies.

Thank you everyone for your continued love and support.