Sorry but it's been a long time since we last posted. I just sort of wanted to send this out as a test post and give everyone a heads up to please pray for our family. We have been through a lot of surgeries but this one feels different. It is more of an elective surgery but we feel it is very necessary to give Levi the best chance at one day walking. We have known for a while it was going to happen and that means we have had way too much time to think about it and worry.
Tomorrow (02/08/18) around 830-9am Levi will have corrective surgery to both legs. His left leg is rotated in about 10 deg and his right leg is about straight. Normal would be an outward rotation of about 30 deg. Levi's left foot is also in need of some minor reconstruction. He has been trying to take steps for a while now. Although he can push himself fairly well in a gait trainer his legs cross over too much to get to the next level. So basically in the end he will have both feet rotated out to a more normal position. We are assured this surgery is not as bad as it sounds but that doesn't really help a parent feel any better. He will have full leg casts on for about six weeks before he gets walking casts. Those that have been around him lately will understand how much he loves to crawl all over and stand supported on anything he can find to hold onto. So this will be a major change in our lifestyle for a couple of months to say the least.
Please pray for the pain to subside fast, for the surgeon to have steady hands and everyone involved to do what's right for Levi in the recovery.
Thanks!
McCumbee Family