Saturday, February 7, 2009 - A week ago last Wednesday Mady had surgery on the last remaining side of her big toes (known scientifically as Great Toes, which I think is Latin or something). The operation didn't hurt because she was under general anesthetic, but afterward she said the pain was as bad as last time. Fortunately they gave her some pain killers that helped, although the first night she was up most of the night. She is a trooper!
She was back in the school the following Monday, but still walking a bit gingerly on the foot. Hopefully this will mark the end of low-white-cell-induced toenail infections... in her Great Toes anyway.
Mady also had a lumbar puncture and a squirt of spinal chemo last week, and it went quite smoothly. Her doctors seems to have perfected a technique on her which works very well on her... whew.
5 comments:
Day 516. Wo. Glad to hear your great toe is on the mend. I'm so sorry you have to go through so much of this stuff though. Hang in there Mady.
~Lilli
Thank You for the update. We have been checking every week to see how Mady is doing. Hope this is the last of the toe "Great toe" operations. Love from Fla. Lad and Bev.
Bless you-for all you have been through-you certainly are a trooper!
Happy Valentine's Day
Love, Andrea
We love you, Mady! J,F,T
We check in every so often, and are hopeful that no more painful infections crop up. Indeed, Mady, you are a trooper! We love you very much! GP&EXXXXOOOO
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