Zackary and I have trekked through the Baltimore airport, looking
more like a vagabond then I care to admit, but made it onto the plane and are officially
headed home. The last 36 hours since chatting with you has included two movies,
getting out of the hospital, some delicious chocolate cake, the first NFL game
of the season, pain management and lots of sleep for Zackary!
Specifically for Zackary he’s kept up on pain meds to stay
ahead of the pain until we make it back home per the doctor’s order. He is
usually on Tylenol as needed at this point but there is a lot of moving,
standing, swelling and more pain then expected so we are playing it safe. The
knee area surgery is officially the worst we’ve encountered to date! We have
been icing the knee and trying to stand for bathroom breaks and things of that
nature but overall are taking it very slow.
Once we get home he will have physical therapy 3 times a
week for about 3-4 weeks depending on progression. His biggest struggle is
balancing and bearing all his weight on the leg that didn’t have surgery this
time, which is his left leg. Believe it or not his left leg is still not
fulling healed from last year’s leg lengthening surgery. Before he referred to
his legs as the good and bad leg and now it’s his good/bad leg and bad/good
leg. Needless to say he is having a rough time and is feeling defeated and frustrated
whenever he tries to move, another new thing we are not use to experiencing
with our happy go lucky Zackary. The doctor also said he will be wheelchair
bound most of the time and using crutches VERY short distances (few steps each
day) over the next week. After that he will wean himself onto the crutches and
eventually off them within a week or two. Should be walking fine in a couple
weeks and rough housing again in 4-6 weeks.
At this point I would like to take a minute to bring up our GoFundMe
account. This has truly been a life saver. Every dollar has gone directly to
Zackary and his medical events. All the money we raised last year was more than
Adam and I could ever imagined! We went into the whole year blind and faithful
last year and you all supported with the exact amount we needed. We covered
every expense that came our way with being in Baltimore for 5 months, short of medical
bills that we are slowly paying off. We were even able to save a little to help
with his surgery early this year and the surgery he just had so we didn’t take
a huge hit in our daily finances. Yep, there’s been 3 surgeries in 16 months
for him! With that said we have noticed a few new donations and want to thank
you all so much for continuing to help. Medical bills are always the lingering effect
of these situations and any and all donations are more than appreciated. There continues
to be checkups, x-rays, medicines, well checks and future events that are in
the pipeline in addition to paying off the last of the current trip we are on. With
that said, should you feel the want to help we are always, ALWAYS beyond
grateful! Thank you for all you do for us and reading these silly blogs that take
my mind off of things for just a few minutes. Form our family to yours, thank
you!
Until next time-
Momma Miller
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