Thanks to all of you for your information. I was so afraid that she'd
need a surgery now and then several throughout life as she grows. I
also heard that kids could be in a cast from 3-12 months and that
really scared me. I can't imagine carrying a 2 year old around with
that crazy cast for a year! It's more hopeful for me to know the max
will probably be 3 months or as little as several weeks.
One more question...is the bone graft always taken from the pelvis? I
would not want her to need to be cut somewhere else too. It already
looks like she'll have 2 surgeries at the same time (she has a cleft
lip also). Poor baby! Her femur is "up and out" as the report states.
I don't know if this is already making her leg shorter or not without
seeing her in person. This is so hard because she is on the other side
of the world. She needs surgery ASAP, but the pediatric orthopedic
surgeons says she should definitely wait & not have it while in China.
He doesn't want to fix their mess-up. For now it's a waiting game.....
Thanks again! I always know I can count on you all for info, support,
etc. I check here often, and keep up on everyone..not usually having
time to post.