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owen update

by erin
the cast is off and the pins came out today (basically the doc just pulled them out through the skin with a pair of pliers). prognosis is good - we do a set of follow-up x-rays next week, but owen shouldn't even need physical therapy! amazing.

talk about a tough 4 year old, look at these bad boys that have been holding the bones in place:

Comments

Amy P said…
Holy KRAP! Owen is one tough kid, indeed. And that's pretty awesome that he doesn't need PT.
HAZEL + IVY said…
Wowzers! Owen, you are awesome!

On another note, how cute are those hexagon shaped tiles?!? Are those in your bathroom? So cute.
Missy said…
Ugh! It kind of makes me sick thinking about it. Go, Owen!!!
mama mia said…
so in my weird need to figure this out, were these pins just placed above and below the bone, thru flesh/muscle tissue, just to keep the bones still while in the cast? or were these things actually in his arm bone?

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