Our surgeon called earlier this week to let us know that after consulting with the surgeon from Iowa City, he believes the femoral head will go into the socket. And the surgery is now scheduled for Sept 30th....
Whoa doc, pump the brakes.
Two weeks ago he didn't think this was possible so momma here has written off surgery...and let's be honest, we were fine with that. I would venture to say HAPPY about it. (Selfish, yes.) Surgery is a scary thing on your little babes!
Enter a craziness of emotions. I was ready to book that surgery right away. This is what we wanted from the beginning, right?!
Then I started thinking. Bad idea. Mommy brains should never be left unattended.
What if this surgery made things worse for Maddie? I mean seriously, she's walking now, she's fine. She's even "trotting" a little and walking up stoops. Still no stairs, but considering the condition of her hips, I'm AMAZED she is even walking. Ty and I talked through our concerns with each other and our families: if she doesn't have surgery, how limited will she be? Will this cause issues later in life? Then we called our surgeon this morning to talk to him. I'm pretty sure we were ready to commit to the surgery unless he said that it could do more damage than good, which thank God, he didn't. It's a pretty small chance surgery could worsen the problem. The plan has changed slightly in that she will be in a cast for at least 3 months instead of 6-8 weeks. This is one of the most severe cases of hip dysplasia that our surgeon and the Iowa City surgeon has seen, so he is taking extra precautions to make sure everything heals where it should. I think this is to our advantage in the long run. Not that he wouldn't do what he should do in surgery, but now I think he will think outside the box to see how he can correct her hips for the long run, pun intended :) Cast for double the time, I'll take it. No doubt it will be hard, but it's okay. She will be in a cast for Halloween, her Maddie's Walk Dinner and Dance, Thanksgiving, her birthday and Christmas. Prime holiday time. But that girl will be completely adored all season long and will shine in the ton of pictures I will take. Aubrey will grow into this supportive little nurse for Maddie and Santa is bound to notice how awesome those girls are.
Still thankful it's just hip dysplasia.
SO, back to getting in the mindset of having surgery again....and not that much time to prep. When I talked to Maddie about it, she nodded her happy little head and spit some cheese out in my hand (which was weird because she loves cheese).
I will be stocking up on sweater and long sleeved dresses since she won't be able to wear pants. Moving some furniture so we can pull Maddie around the house in her wagon (which she will LOVE). Upgrading her bed to a big girl's bed (at some point) so we can get some comfortable sleeping arrangements worked out for everyone. Putting my anxiety to good use. And loooooving our girls.
So, there you have it. Please don't forget about the dinner and dance for Maddie on November 1st--she will be there rocking her new gear and would love to have tons of visitors to see her.
Love you all
Meg
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