Waiting...

Ethan has his follow up MRI and CT scan last week and we are meeting with the neurosurgeon (for the follow up MRI results) and the orthopedic surgeon (for the CT results) on Wednesday.  Since we haven't been called in any earlier, we're not too worried about the MRI results.  Of greater concern is what the CT scan has to tell us...

...especially since we already know the answer.  One of Ethan's spinal rods has let go.  To be more exact the screw(s?) of one of his rods has 'backed off'.  That is the technical term for when the screws get loose and the rod starts to separate from the spine.  Over the past week we've seen more and more loosening happening.  In the above photos (although difficult to capture on film) you can see that there is a hump at the top of his incision just under the tag or by my fingers.  It shouldn't be there!  To touch, you can easily feel the rod poking out.  At times it seems worse than others but for sure it needs to be reattached.  We're just waiting to find out when and how long it will take...and recovery...and...

On another note, we have said our final good-byes to the old house.  I hope the new family gets to enjoy it for many years and make wonderful memories as we did over the past 11 + years.  It was very sad to leave the house for the last time, but I hope in our new house well make just as many and better memories.  We've had a few adjustment issues that we're working through, but hopefully it will all be settled out soon.