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It must feel good to  have that wrapping off his arm!  Mason's "new arm" was unveiled at his appointment today, and he was pretty happy about that.  No cast, just a splint to wear when he leaves home. His arm looks straight and pretty darn good! His incision is longer than I was expecting, but it looks good.  The holes left from the pins were not closed up (to prevent infection), but they don't look too bad.  They will heal quickly.  Inside his arm, under the muscle, Mason now sports an "8 hole mini-fragger" plate with 6 screws holding his new bone together.  That will stay there indefinitely, even after the bone is fully grown in.  Sounds like name for a half brick game.

The pain after this last surgery has been harder to get away from.  The doctor thinks its because of having 2 surgeries so close together, that his body is just worn down a little. Today was a little better, especially since he got some freedom from that cast!  Mason was very thankful for the 2 snow days this week, because that gave him more time to try to recuperate.  We're just taking it day by day now.  He goes back in 3 weeks for another look.  He is still on restriction from everything except music (drums, piano) but he has to do those in moderation.


Thanks for reading along.  This has been a crummy way for Mason to spend his winter, but hopefully it will give way to a fabulous summer and sports-filled future!  I will continue to update progress as it happens!