Last week we went for a second opinion with a new dr. at Orho Indy. He believes the break happened over time due to a degenerative disease. He also believes there really isn't enough bone left to go in and fix, as much of what was broken off has disentegrated. His lower vertebrae are not formed correctly and put a lot of pressure on eachother, which could be the reason for everything. Monday I took him to Greenwood for a facet joint block between L3 and L4. If it relieves the pain, they will know the pain is originating from there and treat it accordingly. If it does not help his pain they will do some other testing to try to find the exact source before they decide how to proceed. Surgery is still an option. We discussed the Riley Dr.'s opinion that he would definatley need surgery to cement the vertebrae back together and perform a biopsy to rule out cancer... this dr. does not share that opinion, but was going to present Ethan's case to his colleagues to make sure he has plenty of input. We felt SO much better with this doctor. (he also told Ethan he could lose the brace which absolutely made his day!)
As for his hip, that surgery is a must. We will be getting a date for it sometime this week. Want to get it done by the end of the year. Will be very extensive and risky due to the proximity to the sciatic nerve. Will take several hours to scrape all that bone out and then repair the damage. Recovery will be painful and long. Crutches and no weight bearing for at least 6 weeks. Lots of physical therapy afterwards. Ethan is VERY upset about this. Was planning on spending a lot of time at Paoli Peaks this winter. Also freaking out about missing school and his grades slipping. I'm just praying for him to come to terms with it and accept it and take one day at a time.
He gets his driver's license on the 28th of this month. As of last week he has a new great big Dodge truck sitting in the driveway (early christmas/cheer up present) He is hoping he will be able to at least drive by then...don't really have the heart to tell him otherwise just yet.
On another note...the business is gone. Tim and Amy Troutman are the new owners of SSL Sports. It has been more of an adjustment than I thought it would be. It's been a very long time since I actually had time to do...well... anything other than shirts. I LOVE that! We will continue all of our greek university based orders from that company. But those big orders believe it or not, are so much less time consuming than all of the individual and smaller community based orders. I wish Tim and Amy the best and hope that they will receive the overwhelming support that we did over the last almost 4 years.
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