Well we're back from Cincinatti Childrens Hospital with one unhappy, yet much improved Lil' Row! Dr. Sturm, Row's pediatric orthopedic surgeon was able to straighten her out more than any of us had dared to hope for! She does have some pretty major incisions...two running horizontally across the top of each buttock (one 6 inches and one 8 inches long), and one 9 inch vertical incision going from the base of her neck down the center of her back! Right now they look massive and painful but seem to be healing nicely...and she's young enough that the scars may fade in time...we hope! And her healthcare providers have all assured us that Row's lungs have never sounded clearer!!! YAY!!! Finally, after months of illness and isolation, Lil' Row's on the road to recovery! We know it's gonna be a long road...this had been very traumatic on her small self and we're just now beginning to discover that some of her "inchstones" have sufferd setbacks but we have no doubt Lil' Row will soon recover any skills she may have lost and then some! Time to work on sitting....update again soon!
