Some good news and some not so good news today. First for the good news: she is allowed to start running and jumping; she can take regular gym class starting in the fall; she can change classes with everyone else; carry her own books in the fall; can increase the amount of weight she carries (was limited to 5-10 lbs). She was happy about all of this but a little disappointed, even though we expected this, because he said no to all of the following until the 1 year mark: no riding our 4 wheeler; no hunting (which only starts about two weeks before her 1 yr mark); no amusement parks; no rollercoasters (he repeated this twice); no diving in the pool. All in all, it was what we expected to hear.
Now the bad news: he discovered that she has some Kyphosis (about 26*-from the C6-T2 area) starting above the fused area. He told us this sometimes happens after surgery and we knew this going into the surgery. He also told us before surgery he doesn't like to fuse the cervical area unless absolutely necessary. We will keep a close eye on it and pray that he doesn't need to fuse further. When he started examing her back he got a funny look on his face. He looked for a long time and then compared her x-rays from the past and today's x-rays to make sure there wasn't a problem. He noticed a "bulge" toward the top of her scar. He told us he thought it was her rods, but wanted to make sure it wasn't a problem like a broken hook, etc. He showed us on the x-rays that it was just the end of the rods. Made me worry for a few minutes.
Well it is starting to thunder here so I better get off the computer. All in all, Jamie was happy with what restrictions were lifted. It's funny though, when we left the office it was pouring down rain and she didn't even run to the van even though she is now allowed to run! Kids!
Mary Lou
Now the bad news: he discovered that she has some Kyphosis (about 26*-from the C6-T2 area) starting above the fused area. He told us this sometimes happens after surgery and we knew this going into the surgery. He also told us before surgery he doesn't like to fuse the cervical area unless absolutely necessary. We will keep a close eye on it and pray that he doesn't need to fuse further. When he started examing her back he got a funny look on his face. He looked for a long time and then compared her x-rays from the past and today's x-rays to make sure there wasn't a problem. He noticed a "bulge" toward the top of her scar. He told us he thought it was her rods, but wanted to make sure it wasn't a problem like a broken hook, etc. He showed us on the x-rays that it was just the end of the rods. Made me worry for a few minutes.
Well it is starting to thunder here so I better get off the computer. All in all, Jamie was happy with what restrictions were lifted. It's funny though, when we left the office it was pouring down rain and she didn't even run to the van even though she is now allowed to run! Kids!
Mary Lou
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