Week 33 - Going back under the knife

We have been to the hip specialist who took some more x-rays and CT-Scans, and after careful review of the CT-Scans said that there is still a chance that the ball joint of Devin's hip will not die and that it made sense to try and save it. The operation is scheduled for May 14, 2009. It would have been sooner (like tomorrow) but the logistics were a bit tricky as there will be 3 head surgeons involved in this operation, each are renowned surgeon in their own right. Finding a date that worked for all three put us out a few weeks beyond what we were hoping for.

The operation will consist of taking out some of the titanium and then filling the rather large hole in the bone that results from its removal using downer bone. Next will be grafting some of his own bone into the rather large gap between the broken bones in his femur. Best case scenario, this will set him back in his recovery several weeks, the more likely scenario is several months. This is great news compared to many other possibilities but none of us are looking forward to another surgery, especially Devin.