We received additional clarification regarding the remaining schedule for our daughter's plan today. The current plan is for her to spend a total of seven weeks in her current cast, which will place her next OR date on Monday, June 24th. She will have another arthrogram on that date and the form of her next cast will depend on her imaging results. She may be casted in the same position for a third time or she may have a cast with a lowered waist, but a t-bar between the legs. She is projected to remain in her third cast "approximately six weeks," which places the final cast removal in early August.
She will not require an OR appointment to remove the third cast. They will remove it in their clinic (I can only imagine how she will react to the saw) and we will discuss her post-spica plan of care. I assume we will also perform imaging at that appointment.
So... best case scenario, she has only one more OR experience in her future. May it be so! If she is teetering on the fence (regarding her chances to avoid future surgery- 50%?), may she tip in favor of best chances.
We too are right along side you with this. Our next appointment is June 18th and we are just praying the cast comes off then. Otherwise it's a third cast and 6 more weeks for us as well. Hopeful this is our only cast EVER, and we will pray the same for you guys!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kendra! I will have big hopes and wishes for your little one, too. What a rollercoaster DDH can be, for parents and children alike.
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