Well, some good news and some unexpected news.
When
I called the orthopedic surgeon this morning, they told us to come in
today.
So we were pretty happy about that. After our arrival and a
couple of x-rays, the doctor
told us that the bone alignment was
slightly off, but not too bad, and with Grace's age,
her body should fix
things on their own. So no surgery at this point.
But then he
mentioned that she will need to be checked next week and then the week
after. And if things are still good, he can cast her. A bit of a
surprise to us, as the
ER doctor mentioned multiple times she would
receive her cast today or tomorrow.
And yet.
We are so
thankful for good news thus far and just need to dig a little deeper for
more
patience, in order to wait a tad longer than expected for things
to be a bit more stable.
So we are following Grace's lead, as
she couldn't be any more smiley and happy and dealing
with things
incredibly well. She asked to stop taking ibuprofen yesterday because
her "arm
really didn't hurt too bad" and she didn't think she needed it.
And she hasn't taken it again.
And when we arrived home the
first words out of her mouth to her dad were,
"Hey Dad, I don't need
surgery. Yet!" Followed by her hilarious laugh.
She's a good one this Gracie girl.
Thanks for your prayers, wonderful friends. We have truly felt them.
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