Just when I think things are getting back to normal... I took Shailyn in for a physical today and she has lost hearing in her left ear. Since this is the side that her TMJ joint was shattered they think it may have something to do with her accident. We are trying antibiotics (and hoping by some miracle she has an ear infection that is causing this, although the doctor couldn't see one)... after 30 days if she is still having problems they want me to take her to yet another specialist (by the time this is all over I may actually know what all the specialists names stand for!) and her Pediatrician's guess is she will require another surgery. Poor Shailyn! I never imagined 18 months later we would be looking at new problems!
They also want me to take her back to Physical Therapy... THREE TIMES A WEEK! Ugh! I am so tired of sitting in waiting rooms, but of course I will do whatever is necessary to get her back to normal. She has scar tissue growing again on her thigh muscle, which apparently will continue to be a problem until she is done growing. I would really like to go on a vacation from doctors in general- at least for a few months! I don't know how to manage my time anymore, but I am sure somehow I will figure this out.
The good news, Shailyn's growth and BMI are normal! She is short for her age and the doctor estimates she will be somewhere between 5'0 and 5'2". Lucky for her, she likes being "vertically challenged" :)
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