Sorry to be off topic, but I thought maybe someone here might be able to 
assist and also thought you all might want an update on Lexie.

It is now over a year since Lexie's accident.  She has healed very well, 
well beyond what anyone expected.  Her bone is "perfectly knit" 
according to the doctor, and to be honest, if I were looking at the 
xray, I would be hard pressed to tell there had ever been a break.  
There is no obvious white line.  The bone is not dying, it is doing 
wonderful.  The doctor says that there is no reason, after her next 
surgery, that she can't recover to 100%, to what she was before the 
accident.  This is such great news, because if you remember Lexie had 
less than a 10% chance of this type of recovery.  I cry as I type this 
because it's just so miraculous.  She is such a strong girl and I am 
proud of her.

In two weeks she returns to the OR to have the three large pins removed 
from her femur.  They are in at a slant, and are quite long, I'd say 
five inches.  When removed, there will be holes in her leg.  Here is my 
question.  I asked the doctor if there was something we could put into 
place, like a liquid that would harden and stabilize the leg as the body 
is healing.  It seems to me that years ago I read something about a 
trial where some slush like component was being put into bone and as the 
body healed the body would absorb the component and get rid of it.  I 
really can't remember any more details except that it seemed to me it 
was after surgery for cancer or something, when a part of a bone was 
removed, maybe.  It would be something that would be like the caulking 
that we use in the bathroom, but obviously would be made of different 
ingredients, possibly calcium and phosphorus.  Anyway, has anyone heard 
of anything like this?  Maybe with all of the collective knowledge on 
this list someone has heard of something or knows someone. I've done 
hours of googling, but either I'm not coming up with the right set of 
words to search by or--I don't know, I'm coming up empty. 

Because the bone will be weak until it heals and fills in the holes or 
gaps by itself, the six to eight weeks after the surgery Lexie will have 
to stay off her leg, using a wheel chair or walker to get around.  It 
almost feels like we are returning to last year.  After the initial time 
period of no weight, she will have to work up slowly again to full 
weight, which will take months.  It is hopeful that by July she will be 
cleared to run, as she wants to play soccer again.  This year we plan on 
hiring her a private goalie tutor or coach or whatever, as she really 
missed playing goalie this last year, and she wants to make sure she 
gets an opportunity to play this year.  Part of me wants to be just 
pleased she is playing soccer, but I'm so glad she's motivated because 
that will help her through the hard times, over the next months, to 
attain her goal.  I'm thinking that if we can find something to insert 
into the bone to help it be more stable, that those early weeks will not 
be so worrisome.  Her leg will be so fragile those first six to ten 
weeks, and could break again easily, with holes in them. 

Thank you for all your support.  You can email me privately if you know 
of something.  ([log in to unmask])

Joylyn

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