Surgery?!?

So Kacia's doctor had been a little uneasy from the beginning as to how one of the bones had been re-set. It was a little bit crooked, but with the desire for this to be the least traumatic experience as possible for a 6 year old, he decided to cast it and then check it 2 weeks later. When the appointment came, I was not prepared at all for the possibility of surgery. However, when he brought the x-rays in, it was immediately obvious to me, that the bone was slipping and could most definitely not be left to heal on it's own. We left his office with a surgery scheduled for the next morning, along with a stack of paperwork about how we are to pay for this whole ordeal. Who knew a fall from a bed a foot off the ground could cause so much damage?

Knowing that we would be saying goodbye to the pink cast, we had to capture all the signatures of family and friends.

She did great when the guy came in with the saw to cut the cast off. And although a little alarmed by it all in the beginning, once he held the saw to his own hand, and she could see that it caused no damage, she allowed him to proceed cutting the top and bottom so the surgeon could remove it entirely once she was asleep.

All ready to be wheeled in, and already a little loopy from some medicine, we handed our little girl over to the team...

Kacia now has a plate and 6 screws in her little arm. The big question is "will it stay or will we go through this surgery again later?" and the answer is I don't know. The doctor says we'll discuss it later, but from what I've heard from others, we'll most likely remove it so that in case there is a future break, we won't have to deal with a horrible mangled bone/steel mess.

Kacia has been an absolute trooper through all of this! Our little drama queen who typically cries over a hangnail has undergone a surgery explained by adults as very painful due to the cutting of muscle, etc. and yet, she was back to life as normal the day after. We are so thankful to our great Physician for creating and knowing all of the intricate details of her little body, and for guiding the surgeon's hands, and putting her on the road to recovery!