Leg surgery

Complex tibial fracture with an External Fixator - lots of fragments means lots of pins. External Fixation is a good option for children because once they heal - the pins come out and the bone can still grow.

The night proceeding the surgery, I lay in bed wide awake, staring at my phone and the ceiling, a mess of nerves, wondering if I was indeed doing the right thing; on the surface I was having cold…

words can’t describe how much emotions is going through my body right now. it’s been 8 months and 17 days since i’ve danced due to my ankle injury. this injury has taken the biggest toll on my body physically and mentally. i’ve had an ongoing injury with my ankle for the past 2 years now. i’ve been in and out of rehab and i just kept dancing on my ankle with excruciating pain, and reached my breaking point. the moment my doctor told me i needed surgery i just burst out into tears because i…

My ankle surgery went well. I had it yesterday and lasted 3 hours at Banner Health. They did a nerve block and my leg is still numb. That’s the ultrasound with a needle in my thigh near my nerve. I’ll be in the boot for 3 weeks but after I’ll be able to walk/run normal. I’ll apparently need another surgery to repair my ligament in my right leg down the road. Now time to recover and get ready for the next chapter. Thanks for being my ride Emi and thanks for watching the kids Jeremy!

Swelling gone 👍🏽 pain almost gone

Journal of pre- and post- Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy surgery