Our Next Journey

Missy Miss was born with Hip Dysplasia.  We knew we would have to do something about it at some point.  She has been in both daycare and preschool.  At preschool she receives multiple services and one is physical therapy.  The physical therapist and her teacher became concerned last fall because Dani said it hurt both to sit crosslegged and to sit in a regular seat with her legs dangling so they gave her a special seat lower to the ground.  Also at the time she was waking up in the middle of the night complaining either about her legs hurting or just being in pain.  So we started the process of finding out what we needed to do about her hips. 

She will start kindergarten next fall.  We wanted to get it done so she could still enjoy summer. 

So we have had numerous appointments with cardiology, orthopedics (3x), HemOnc for another infusion, This Friday March 25th we have a PreOp with Same Day Surgery for Anesthesia and more.  Her surgery will be on the 29th.  She will be under for an estimated five hours.  They are reconstructing her hip sockets and then straightening her legs but cutting them in two sections.  She will be put into a Spica Cast and be in it for five weeks and then put in a brace (which I have a picture of) for six weeks.  Fortunately they said she can go to school with the brace on and daycare is willing to work with it. 

The procedures name is Pemberton Osteotomy if anyone would like to look it up.  Jason and I will be updating as we continue this new journey.