Bill saw the Philadelphia Eagle's Orthopedic Surgeon this morning and they scheduled surgery for July 16th. The good news is that because of Bill's "normal" joint laxity (loose knee joints) the Dr feels he does not need to repair the PCL and will be giving Bill a new ACL that is reinforced, most likely a cadaver tendon. He feels that because Bill's knees normally hyperextend (like many gymnasts) the PCL would be useless and only make for a longer recovery. In the mean time Bill will be rehabing the knee and allowing time to heal the large bone bruise he has in his femur (caused by the jump off the trampoline). So thanks for all your prayers...we still need them...this road has just begun.
In this picture of Bill's knee, if you look real close you can see his shin sag a bit. This is the sign you see in someone who has no ACL/PCL. Pretty cool huh...I love this ortho stuff.
And now onto my daughter Madison. She has flat feet as you can see. They look alot like her daddy's feet but unfortunately she is starting to pronate (or roll inward) which is causing her some pain. I need to find a good foot doc because I think she will need some sort of shoe insert.
And lastly my boy. He saw the doctor today & the bandage is off. His sutures are absorbable so he didn't need to have them removed. It looks good. It straightens all the way now so he's happy...and so are we.
And now onto my daughter Madison. She has flat feet as you can see. They look alot like her daddy's feet but unfortunately she is starting to pronate (or roll inward) which is causing her some pain. I need to find a good foot doc because I think she will need some sort of shoe insert.
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