June 29th is the day for Luolin's surgery.
After meeting with two surgeons and having her case presented to some of the best orthopedics in the state of Maine, it was determined that surgery was the only way to correct her leg. We have been told that a "Syme amputation" will be used to remove her little "fin", her two toes and partial foot, they will correct the curve in the lower leg bone using pins and and measure her for her prosthetic lower leg and foot during her initial operation. She will spend two to three days in the hospital for observation then head home for the healing process to begin. Her doctors feel the hardest thing for us will be keeping her fairly quiet for the first few weeks so that she gets a good jump on the healing process. When all is said and done, she will have a weight bearing stump which won't be too much different that what she has now and her "new" leg and foot that will give her the mobility that she craves. We anticipate her to be upright and walking by summer's end.
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