Re: - minirascal

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Hi (minirascal),

Sorry my reply is so late, but as you may have read in my other

posts tonight, I've been trying to distract myself from all these

post-surgery 'issues' I'm dealing with.

My ears are not showing an improvement yet, I keep hoping

that 'tomorrow' I'll wake up and not have all this ear pressure. My

sinuses do seem to be getting better though, so hopefully that will

continue to improve.

You said you have had fluid in your ears since your joint

replacements three weeks ago...did your doctor say this is normal? I

mean, is this common to get fluid buildup in the ears like this?

As far as Jordan and the fixator on his leg, we have an appointment

with his orthopedic doctor on Thursday, and we're anticipating that

the doctor will say the fixator can come off now. Jordan's had a lot

of troubles with infections and nerve pinching/pain from the four

pin sites in the femur. The good news though is that his leg is

healing on schedule and as of his last set of X-rays in June, the

bone consolidation in his femur was looking great. The doc said at

that time, that if the bone continues to heal this well, he should

be able to have it off after the next visit, which will be Thursday.

Jordan is counting down the days as you might imagine!

You said you had the procedure done on your lower jaw - TWICE. I

can't imagine how painful that must have been for you...yikes. I

know how difficult has been for Jordan to go through all this. At

only 15 years old, this has not only been physically painful, but it

seriously impacted his activities and social life. After the fixator

comes off, he will still have to wear a brace to support the new

bone growth for 6-8 weeks, but at least he'll be able to move

easier - and we won't have to deal with all these nasty infections

and nerve pain. It will also be nice to not have to clean that

fixator everyday like I've had to do since March.

When you had this done for your jaw, was it done internally or

externally?

Thanks for your reply, and I hope you are getting better and better

everyday too :-)

Take care,

Judy