Mason is in room #1 -- first surgery, first room I guess -- on 5 Henson tower. He has taken a few sips of Gatorade, and woke up long enough to tell me to "stop touching me please"! It's hard to be a mom sometimes. He also said his hip is sore--he can't feel his arm yet because of the nerve block. That will probably wear off this evening, and I'll be glad to be inpatient when that happens, cuz they have the good stuff here.
So he did get the bone graft from his hip, but his radial head is staying in place without the aid of any donor ligament. It was decided that we would stay out of the elbow joint as much as possible for now, and see how this works and if his cartilage will regenerate itself in that eroded joint. We did see the x-rays of the elbow before and after, and although it isn't perfect, it sure looks a lot better, alignment-wise! Hopefully this will eliminate his pain and allow him better mobility with his arm.
He should become alert in the next couple of hours, and we'll see how he feels then.
Hope they give him the good drugs! Tell him I love him.
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