Soooo... Sean recently had re constructive foot surgery. This was all not a really huge deal when I thought it all out in my mind; Sean will take a few weeks to get better and he will be back on his snowboard ready to hit Mt Hood BUT this is not the case. I could have never imagined the change this would bring.
Poor little active Sean had to have his foot elevated above his heart for 7 days, can't put any weight on it for 6 weeks and can't walk without crutches for 3.5 months! He will be back to normal in about 6 months.
As far as I understand, they cut the tendon in his leg, stretched the tendons in his foot connecting to four of his toes, rotated and cut the heel bone in half, cut a pie shaped wedge out of it and drilled two huge screws in it to keep it together. They Fused a joint that connects to the big toe (put 4 screws in that one) and this was all done in about four hours and nine incisions!
The doctor and his resident have been absolutely wonderful. They have been so great about answering questions and did a great job on his foot.
And after all this I have to say that I have enjoyed this time I have had to help Sean through this. It seems that the times that are the most difficult bring us the closest. I am truly grateful for Sean. He is my "knight in shining armor" even if the shining armor happens to be a massive boot on his left foot.
(Side note) We couldn't do this without Sean's family helping us every day!
