On February 26th 2010 Jacie had major knee surgery. She had dislocated her knee 6 or 7 times. It was so painful when she did it. I hated to see her have to go through that anymore. Her doctor that had done her first knee surgery sent us to University of Utah and we found a doctor who seemed to understand exactly what was going on. He said her problems were all linked to a birth defect in the way her knee cap set. During the surgery he cut her leg bone just under her knee moved and screwed it over so it would hold the knee cap in place. He then had to rebuild a ligament that had been destroyed because of all of the dislocations. So he took a hamstring from the back of her leg and rebuilt the ligament. I think it is neat that there are people smart enough to do things like this. Jacie did great with surgery. It wasn't easy, but now other than the screws hurting sometimes and the scars, she is a new girl. It is geat to see her be her and have fun and not worry about her knee.(as much) This was also a way crazy time for me. Jaeger was not even a month old when Jacie had surgery. I never would have dreamed how hard a new baby and a knee surgery could be all at once. I remember for about a week not knowing the difference between night and day. With Jacie needing her ice pack changed and meds every couple of hours, and the baby needing feeding and changing every couple of hours, I never slept. It was hard and crazy but I love being a mom and love my kids. I am grateful I was able to take care of them!
On February 26th 2010 Jacie had major knee surgery. She had dislocated her knee 6 or 7 times. It was so painful when she did it. I hated to see her have to go through that anymore. Her doctor that had done her first knee surgery sent us to University of Utah and we found a doctor who seemed to understand exactly what was going on. He said her problems were all linked to a birth defect in the way her knee cap set. During the surgery he cut her leg bone just under her knee moved and screwed it over so it would hold the knee cap in place. He then had to rebuild a ligament that had been destroyed because of all of the dislocations. So he took a hamstring from the back of her leg and rebuilt the ligament. I think it is neat that there are people smart enough to do things like this. Jacie did great with surgery. It wasn't easy, but now other than the screws hurting sometimes and the scars, she is a new girl. It is geat to see her be her and have fun and not worry about her knee.(as much) This was also a way crazy time for me. Jaeger was not even a month old when Jacie had surgery. I never would have dreamed how hard a new baby and a knee surgery could be all at once. I remember for about a week not knowing the difference between night and day. With Jacie needing her ice pack changed and meds every couple of hours, and the baby needing feeding and changing every couple of hours, I never slept. It was hard and crazy but I love being a mom and love my kids. I am grateful I was able to take care of them!
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