Newest X-Rays

So we were going through some old hospital papers, and we came across some of Morgan's newer x-rays. They are kind of crazy looking. 

First up is the one they took just days before her first surgery:

Drawing in MSPaint is a lot harder than I remember. Anyway, a few things to look at here.the red dots represent where the Doctor would like the bars/rods to attach to either the spine or ribs. What interests me though is what the doctor had highlighted. the open red circles represent bones, those are just a few of the pieces of bone that have replaced her vertebra , and the only bone fragments that can be made out in this x-ray.

Now on to what her x-rays look like with the new adjustable rods:

You can see that they are pretty well matched with where the doctor had wanted to place the rods(see photo above). The doctor had stated that the ribs where the smaller rod attached to were mostly cartilage, so that made things easier as they were more flexible than if they had been bone.

Things have been different with Morgan since the surgery though. The rods, specifically the short one, has limited her arm movement. She can no longer lift that arm above her head, it is painful for her as well to try. No more picking her up underneath the arms as we once did. Where I use to pick her up all the time, she rarely lets me now... I think I miss holding her the most. It is all for the best I suppose.