We made our way to Baltimore and met with Dr. Standard on Monday afternoon to discuss plans for Lauren's surgery the following day. He explained to us what he thought would be best for Lauren at this point and, although a bit more involved than what we were expecting, we were pleased with his plan for her. He said he would fix her ankle by aligning her ankle bones under her leg, and fix her tibia by cutting a small wedge out of it and then using an external fixator to straighten the bone. Because the external fixator would be used, Dr. Standard said we could do a "mini-lengthening" at the same time which meant we would pull the bone apart slightly in order to gain about 1/2 an inch of length. We ended the appointment with Dr. Standard telling us to go get settled in to the Hackerman-Patz house, get some rest, and he'd see us about 8 a.m. the next morning. We were more worried about Dr. Standard getting his rest but he assured us that he has plenty of energy to do what he does. As far as us getting our rest, we found out that was easier said than done when facing your little girl's first surgery. We were so thankful that Lauren atleast was able to go to sleep easily and rested peacefully through the night.
Oh, I hope that all went well!!!! When you get the chance, please let me know how you guys are doing.
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