Surgery #2

We came home from the beach Monday evening and after Tuesday’s visit to see the doctor about his skin/formula, we went to our scheduled ortho checkup on Wednesday.  Unfortunately, we did not get good news.  Dr. Hydorn informed us that Parker was still tight.  In clubfoot, this meant he still didn’t have the motion to flex his foot up which the surgery he had at the beginning of April was supposed to accomplish.  Also, his heel hadn’t quite developed in the way the doctor had hoped so he said we needed to have surgery to lengthen the tendon again and also to release his posterior capsule to correct his heel.  He also decided to insert a pin this time through the bottom of his foot to hold everything together to make sure his cast was holding him in the right position.  So, the next morning we were at the children’s hospital again at 6am for surgery.  Parker did excellent with the general anesthesia and recovery and the doctor was very happy with the results he was able to get.  Park is casted again in a full leg cast for about 5 weeks.  After this, he will go back into his brace/boots/bar for another 3-4 months.  Well….baths were fun while they lasted