Jo saw Dr. Kelly today and she received the stamp of approval to fly to Texas tomorrow for the Holidays. She needs to be on crutches a few more weeks, but her knee is coming along perfectly!
More importantly, Jo asked Dr. Kelly to x-ray her ankles and her elbows and it appears that no surgery will be necessary. All four joints looked great! She isn't 100% happy with Jo's left shoulder, though - the one that has already been operated on twice. We may need to revisit that shoulder again in the future.
Overall, this is the best news we have had in a long, long time. The idea of maybe being close to finish line should make the next knee surgery a lot easier.
By the way, Jo's platelets are up to 190,000! That's well over the bottom end of normal - 150,000. We are scheduled to go back the NIH in March for Jo's 2nd annual checkup. She is now in month 22 of her 18 month protocol for treatment of her Aplastic Anemia. Yes, I typed that correctly. The math doesn't quite work, does it?
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Sunday, December 02, 2007
Deja Vu
Wow, the past couple of days have really brought back some memories that actually seem like years ago! Jo's knee surgery has definitely been more similar to her hip surgeries than her shoulder surgeries. There is no shortage of Percoset in the house!
Jo took her bandage off yesterday and she was able to shower today. Her knee is very swollen. She has had a tough time sleeping, but today she is starting to feel a bit better. I seem to remember Dr. Kelly saying that they went into her knee in 5 places and from the looks of it, that is very possible.
In some ways, this is the toughest recovery yet because Jo is not allowed to put weight on her knee. She was using crutches, but today we got out the walker. When she had her hips done, she was able to put weight on her hips very quickly and she walked with both feet. With the knee, she only puts weight on her one good foot. On the bright side, the incisions are considerably smaller than the hips, so that part of the healing process is expected to be much quicker.
On a Holiday note, you should hear Anna sing Jingle Bells. Talk about precious! I'll ask Meema to try to get a good video for the blog.
Jo took her bandage off yesterday and she was able to shower today. Her knee is very swollen. She has had a tough time sleeping, but today she is starting to feel a bit better. I seem to remember Dr. Kelly saying that they went into her knee in 5 places and from the looks of it, that is very possible.
In some ways, this is the toughest recovery yet because Jo is not allowed to put weight on her knee. She was using crutches, but today we got out the walker. When she had her hips done, she was able to put weight on her hips very quickly and she walked with both feet. With the knee, she only puts weight on her one good foot. On the bright side, the incisions are considerably smaller than the hips, so that part of the healing process is expected to be much quicker.
On a Holiday note, you should hear Anna sing Jingle Bells. Talk about precious! I'll ask Meema to try to get a good video for the blog.
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