Today Daniel had a follow-up procedure performed on his hip by Dr Paley at St Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. After Daniel's Superhip surgery performed in January this year, there were two joins in the newly reconstructed femoral neck. One has healed really well, that you couldn't even see it on the x-ray but unfortunately the other has not healed, called a non-union.
The second procedure involved implanting some additional protein to help promote healing along with some minor adjustments to the fixator. The procedure was done under magnification so the incision is pretty small. Dr Paley did not have make any major changes to the external fixation so the procedure was pretty quick. Daniel sounded a bit hoarse after the procedure so he was given a respiratory treatment to help reduce inflammation but fortunately we were able to take him home a few hours after the procedure. He was already walking on it this afternoon, and we were trying to encourage him to take it a bit easy.
We have to wait for about six weeks to see whether the procedure was successful and Daniel can have his fixator removed. Fingers crossed, everyone! We can fly home to London next week. Meanwhile, we are going to enjoy some much needed rest and relaxation in the Florida sunshine and Max's first birthday on Sunday.
We are very fortunate to be staying at our friend Hayley's apartment on the beach, who we met when we were here last time. Thanks so much Hayley! A much more positive environment to recover than the hotel overlooking the I-95 highway!
A big thanks to our incredible friend, Fiona, who came with us from London to Florida to help us out. Fiona looked after Max for us during Daniel's appointments and surgery which was such a huge help and she is a pro at cheering up Daniel too. It has made this return visit so much easier. Thank you, Auntie Fi!
Here is a video of Daniel (sounding a bit hoarse) this afternoon after he came home from the hospital. He is such a pro at this hospital thing now!
The second procedure involved implanting some additional protein to help promote healing along with some minor adjustments to the fixator. The procedure was done under magnification so the incision is pretty small. Dr Paley did not have make any major changes to the external fixation so the procedure was pretty quick. Daniel sounded a bit hoarse after the procedure so he was given a respiratory treatment to help reduce inflammation but fortunately we were able to take him home a few hours after the procedure. He was already walking on it this afternoon, and we were trying to encourage him to take it a bit easy.
We have to wait for about six weeks to see whether the procedure was successful and Daniel can have his fixator removed. Fingers crossed, everyone! We can fly home to London next week. Meanwhile, we are going to enjoy some much needed rest and relaxation in the Florida sunshine and Max's first birthday on Sunday.
We are very fortunate to be staying at our friend Hayley's apartment on the beach, who we met when we were here last time. Thanks so much Hayley! A much more positive environment to recover than the hotel overlooking the I-95 highway!
A big thanks to our incredible friend, Fiona, who came with us from London to Florida to help us out. Fiona looked after Max for us during Daniel's appointments and surgery which was such a huge help and she is a pro at cheering up Daniel too. It has made this return visit so much easier. Thank you, Auntie Fi!
Here is a video of Daniel (sounding a bit hoarse) this afternoon after he came home from the hospital. He is such a pro at this hospital thing now!
Posted By Kristen (Daniel's Mum)
