First thing was his CT Scan. He layed so still they got great pics of his legs.
The news about his legs is they have both grown at the same rate but are still 1cm different. The great news is that his tibia (the bone at the bottom of his leg) has grown so that means the blood flow is really helping his leg.
Next we went to the u/s rooms to have his ankle brachial index and his graft done.Both are looking very good and we got great readings for his ankle brachial index.
We then went to find a snack and some drinks and then waited to see Dr E. We waited for a while.Broc was so happy he was able to watch a whole episode of Diego.
Dr E was very happy with his legs overall. He has finally been released of all his restrrictions. Broc is so happy that he can now go out to recess with his classmates and also take part in gym class. Unfortunately he may still have to stay indoors due to weather restrictions.
Dr E is a little concerened about his scar and the big keloid it has formed so Broc will be staying on asprin therapy for another 2 years.They are concerned that the scar tissue that is forming on top my be forming inside too and could cause some issues.
Broc will be starting P.T. as soon as possible too so that we can start strenghtening his leg muscles and get his to walk on his heels and not his toes.
We will continue to see Dr E every 6 months for follow ups until 2 years have passed and then he will re-assess his progress after that.
We also found out that the new issue that we are dealing with could very well be a complication from his vascular surgery. It is so sad that everytime he has a surgery to help him it ends up damaging something else.We will know more in 2 weeks once he has had more u/s's and imaging studies done.
The boys did really well yesterday and had lots of energy ......
but once we had been driving for a few minutes they crashed!!!!
Silence for mommy and daddy. Love it.
Thank you to everyone for your kind thoughts and prayers.
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