After some nail-biting while we waited, Dr. Seidel showed me the xrays and told me that "it looks like the graft has healed". He showed me the before and after views, and areas that before had a gap now have bone. What a relief that this has worked! He isn't completely out of the woods that something could go wrong with the graft, but it looks likely that this has been successful. The doctor asked Aaron to stand, and after some coaxing from me that he was really allowed to he put weight on his left foot. It was weak and gave out, so he will definitely have his work cut out for him in physical therapy which will start next week.
Off to pack up for California!
Thanks,
Barbara
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- On August 27th 2008 we noticed that Aaron's leg appeared swollen. Within days he was diagnosed with metastatic Ewing's Sarcoma with the primary site in his left femur and tumors in both lungs. Soon he started a very aggressive chemotherapy regimen. He has finished 7 rounds of chemo and a resection of his femur, and now is undergoing a stem cell transplant. His own stem cells were cancer-free, so they were harvested and put back into his body after a very intense week of chemo that is meant to obliterate his bone marrow. Despite it all he has charmed his nurses and everyone at Phoenix Children's Hospital, and he continues to grow and thrive even when we were told he wouldn't. His prognosis is good, and he is a fighter!