So, we made it through the surgery and Quinn did so great. Thursday night at the hotel, he spiked a low grade fever of 101.2 and, well, you can just imagine how bad I was flipping out. His urticaria had returned a bit on his trunk, and FEVER dammit. His fever lasted all of 1 hour, we went to bed, and awoke with no fever and the rash gone. Go figure.
Thanks to Chris for turning me on to Lysol! It worked! Yeah! Now I am passing it back to you!
Actually, it was just meant to be and no amount of “control freaking” would have made it any different. But, hey! I am one to believe that you at least have to try! Right??
So, as I said, he flew through the surgery. He came out from the anesthesia without any difficulty, and life was grand.
He ended up with a tendo-achilles lengthening, a release of his posterior tibialis, and a release of his toe extensors (this was something Dr. W. decided to do right before surgery). The tendo achilles lengthening was not as successful as we had hoped. Without getting too technical, we were only able to gain 15% more dorsiflexion. It was hoped to increase by about 25-35%. This indicates that the problem is more likely to be in his ankle joint capsule, and this is not great news. It is quite crappy. If the release, casting and such do not work, then he will have to have surgery again, this time into the joint of the foot. Bah!
But, you know what. I have my little Quinnie. He is happy, smiling, and hs started walking on his foot. Bye, bye metal walker. He actually went to school this morning! The miracles of modern medicine!! Surgery on Friday, walking and school on Monday.
Congrats on the successful surgery!
And thanks for the reminder about using Lysol. My mom use to use that religiously but I had forgotten.
So what’s the Lysol song?
I’m glad he’s up and around already. Happy and walking rocks!
LOL! I actually cursed every virus known to mankind! I swear I have become Howard Hughes since his surgery was scheduled over 2 months ago.
I am trying to figure out a way to pass that .gif image back to you cyberly. Or to anyone else who would like some cyber lysol! It could float from blog to blog as needed. Then we can all be “virus” free!
I am so glad he made it through the surgery with flying colors!
Did you sing my lysol song while you cleaned LOL
I have finally updated my blogroll so I can remember to obsessively stop by again
THank god he is ok
I keep forgetting I can comment again. I actually remembered mid-click to the next blog. So I came back and I am commenting!
Just wanted to say I am sooooo glad to hear his surgery went so well, even if the results weren’t the best. At least he is recovering quickly (SCHOOL TODAY!? Yikes!) and doing well.
I hope the doc gives him some good news when the cast comes off!
Yeah, it was semi-successful We will know a bit more in 2 weeks when they take this cast off to clean his incision. Then he will be back in a cast for 4 weeks. After that, I am not sure what the doc will do. He talked about serial casting and a night brace to stretch out the muscles etc.
Ah well. Quinn is happy, and that is all I care about at this point.
well, sounds semi-successful?? I’m glad he is walking again and that he came out all safe and well. Thanks for updating : )