He's seen 4 specialists on his foot. The bones will never fuse without another surgery. It's like trying to glue three pieces of wood together, but the glue has already dried...
Surgery is very high risk, and he could end up losing his foot...
We really liked the 4th doctor - while he didn't say anything new, he was very tuned into my DH's pain and frustration over the whole thing... The plan is to get him healthier, the weight and swelling down... and to wear a special boot he had made to line things up so more weight is carried by his leg bones, taking pressure off the broken parts... and then re-evaluate in 6 months... He also suffers with spine problems and probably needs TWO spine surgeries (cervical and lumbar), but it's hard to "go there" with everything else flared up right now... he's a mess... but I love him!
love him to pieces... and he is in pieces!!! Poor baby...
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