Keep praying for direction, wisdom and peace! If we are not supposed to move ahead with the tendon lengthening surgery, then we need to know this soon. I have three doctors that are recommending the surgery and one doctor that feels the risk of it not healing is substantially high. The possibility and consequences if it wouldn’t heal could mean losing everything we have now. It is a very tough choice.
What do you do when you hear that you can’t live without the surgery, but there could be big negative problems if you have it?
I do know that Dr. P will not perform the surgery in Chicago, so I am hoping to talk to the Dallas coordinator tomorrow. Her reasoning for not agreeing to operate again was good. She has had two previous surgeries that did not meet her expectations and the risk of a possible third is not worth taking. She did comfortably recommend the tendon lengthening surgery, though & she does know the Dallas surgeon. I can still continue to consult w/her and see her as needed/desired.
I am also now hearing mixed opinions on whether or not insurance will pay for the electric stimulation device that we hoped with aid in walking after the surgery. I was initially told they’d cover it and today I heard “no way.” It is a $5,000 deal, if insurance doesn't pay – another stressor.
Pray for peace in the next few days as we try to make a decision. I was fairly calm about it all, until I heard that the risk of having a healing issue again seems to be quite high. Not sure where we are headed now …
je
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Praying...don't 'cha worry 'bout 'dat! And...if you find out that the insurance won't cover the needed stimulator, let's have a fundraiser! Lemonade stand? Car wash? Wait...right...it's 50 degrees outside...how 'bout a hot cocoa stand? THAT could earn some quarters! L Jo
Just checkin' in... L Jo
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