Tyler is out of surgery and back in the room. He's complaining a lot of pain but has a pain button to push whenever he wants to. The doctor said surgery went well. They closed the cleft (gap) in his foot and tried to straighten his big toe. But, they couldn't keep the pin in his big toe to keep it straight because there wasn't good blood flow. So, they took the pin out and big toe still curves in. They did move the tendon over that allows a person to flex their foot up. This was successful. Here's the before picture of the foot. The after picture is just of the blue cast he chose and will have for the next 5-6 weeks. It sounds like he may use a walker instead of crutches because it will be much easier for him to maneuver. We will have a follow-up in 5-6 weeks and they'll remove the cast. Then they'll decide whether
they need to put a walking cast on for a couple weeks or not. Once again, we are very impressed with the care we are receiving here at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. They are taking good care of us. We will meet with the doctor again in the morning and physical therapy will come in and help him figure out what will work best for getting around. Then, as long as things continue to go well, we should get sent home tomorrow. Thanks for all the prayers sent up on Tyler's behalf!
Tyler is out of surgery and back in the room. He's complaining a lot of pain but has a pain button to push whenever he wants to. The doctor said surgery went well. They closed the cleft (gap) in his foot and tried to straighten his big toe. But, they couldn't keep the pin in his big toe to keep it straight because there wasn't good blood flow. So, they took the pin out and big toe still curves in. They did move the tendon over that allows a person to flex their foot up. This was successful. Here's the before picture of the foot. The after picture is just of the blue cast he chose and will have for the next 5-6 weeks. It sounds like he may use a walker instead of crutches because it will be much easier for him to maneuver. We will have a follow-up in 5-6 weeks and they'll remove the cast. Then they'll decide whether 
they need to put a walking cast on for a couple weeks or not. Once again, we are very impressed with the care we are receiving here at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. They are taking good care of us. We will meet with the doctor again in the morning and physical therapy will come in and help him figure out what will work best for getting around. Then, as long as things continue to go well, we should get sent home tomorrow. Thanks for all the prayers sent up on Tyler's behalf!
3 comments:
Praising God that things have went so well.
I can't wait to sign you cast, Tyler!
We're so glad everything went well. Hopefully you'll be dismissed today and you can sit on the couch and play the Wii!
Tyler,
Glad you are feeling well. Mom and I prayed for you and thought about you all day yesterday. I'll try to email you again later.
Friends,
Zemery
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