Medical Update on Maddy

 I wanted to get out a quick medical update on Maddy Moo. 

Today after four weeks her cast was removed! The repeat x-rays revealed a surprise as along with her metatarsals she had broken her cuboid bone. That was actually where they saw the most new bone growth! She needs to be careful for the next 4 weeks as her foot continues to heal, but she is so happy to be out of her cast! 

While we were at the orthopedic office we were also scheduled to get another opinion on her knee that dislocates every time she straightens it. If you remember, we have been told that she will need a major surgery once she is ten to correct the issues that cause the dislocations. That surgery is an open surgery involving cutting a bone, moving a tendon and repairing a ligament. It involves a LONG recovery and at least 4 months without riding a horse! We got amazing news this morning with a much smaller surgery that we could try first and hope to correct the issue. It would actually be done on both knees (as she has issues with both, the left is just worse). It is done arthroscopically and has a two week recovery. It would aim at improving the tracking by changing the angle her leg grows. It might not work, but at a minimum it would buy us time before doing the major surgery if needed. We are so grateful for another option to try and address her knee pain and instability.

The other issue we have been dealing with is dizzy spells, vision changes and headaches. We did an EEG several weeks ago to rule out seizures and thankfully there is no evidence of seizure activity. We have been increasing fluids with no improvement. We have an appointment tomorrow to have her ears looked at to rule out fluid or an infection since she has had several ear infections recently. We are also scheduled to see her neurologist the first week of September so hopefully she will be able to help.

We would appreciate prayers that we can get to the bottom of this issue as it is very unsettling for her to feel dizzy multiple times every day.

On a bright note she is back in the swing of school and loves her new teacher. She is so happy to have her same sweet classmates.

Ali