A month later

Time has been a huge blur since Amaya's surgery. So much so that we went to get Amaya's x-rays this past Friday then realized that it had been three weeks and not four since her surgery. I had counted multiple times and could have sworn it had been four weeks. While we were in the waiting room, Amaya pointed out that I was wrong. We've sent the pictures to Dr. Nelson and are anxiously waiting his reply. Although it maybe too soon to see a difference in bone growth. 

Thankfully she’s doing real well. Amaya said that she’s noticed the area around the broken part in her femur isn’t in discomfort or pain like it was before the surgery, so that’s great news! She's walking without crutches and fully weight bearing. She has almost full range of motion. She has minimal pain that ice and Tylenol alleviate. Walking up and down stairs is what seems to be causing her the most pain. Her wounds are healing well but the stitches are still there and haven't dissolved like we were told they would. I asked Dr. Nelson if there is a chance they aren’t dissolving stitches and we should have her local pediatrician remove them. 

Its been nearly a month now and life is starting to feel normal again. Those first few days after surgery were intense, long, tiring (actually more like exhausting) and draining, especially those first twenty-four hours. Once we got home it was wonderful to be back home and reunited as a family. It took a few weeks to catch up on sleep, and get back on track. We're so grateful that Amaya is recovering well. 

Two weeks after surgery Amaya went to the local pediatrician to have her wounds looked at. She was not feeling the kiddie room as you can see by her face. The nurse practitioner said her wounds looked good. 

Here's a look at her incisions...

they used glue on top of her incision this time which she didn't enjoy how it felt and it irritated her skin

these are the two tops ones where the screws were removed and a new one inserted.

Here's the incision on her knee, this is the longest one and the one that caused the most pain and discomfort. As she walked it was irritating and uncomfortable. That has eased a bit. 

These are on the side just above her knee. 

This was taken three days ago. 

Amaya noticed it was a little pink so we washed it and added antibacterial cream for a couple days.

Here's a look at the x-rays...