MORE SURGERY!!

Jan 15, 2008, just one week after Maxx's surgery Matthew had to have both legs operated on to lengthen his heal cords. He was walking on his tippy toes. He insisted on having one green and one red casts. One of the nurses came to talk to us before the surgery and she said that he could only choose between blue, pink, and purple. He looked at the nurse and said, "Blue!! BYU stinks!!" (He takes after his father. I am a true blue fan. BYU/Utah games are fun at our house!) So we talked to the doctor and she said that she would find red and green. The surgery went well except for the screaming and thrashing that went on for about an hour once he woke up. I asked the nurse where the restraints were. He was out of control. The nurse asked me to hold him to see if I could comfort him. That did not work so well. I have bruises from where he kicked me with those weapons called casts. Thank goodness for morphine. It took three doses to finally get him to calm down. The casts have to stay on for 6 weeks. The pictures are of Matthew the day of the surgery.