Things have been set up for December 16th for a left hip scope, a derotational osteotomy at the hip with plate and screws and derotational osteotomy of the tibia and fibula with plate and screws. Each derotation will be a 25 degree correction, the femur external (outward) and the tibia internal (inward). Those a considered pretty significant numbers. My surgeon says it'll be a pretty rough surgery and to plan a minimum of 12 weeks of down time. A double level osteotomy is difficult on pediatric patients at best, so on the adult patient it's even more difficult meaning I may not recover easily or timely. I'm definitely determined to beat those predictions and recover well.
On the CRPS front I've been switching up my medication regime and I have switched from neurontin to topamax and Nucynta ER. This combo works so much better than what I was doing before, but holy cow, I drink tons of water but don't sweat anymore, I barely pee, get kinda nauseated. And the biggest thing is I haven't had any pop in 6 weeks!! That's huge because Diet Coke has been a staple in my diet all my life. Topamax apparently has this side effect commonly. It's worth it though.
The biggest hurdle I'm going to face now going into surgery is trying to get a spinal or block of some to protect my right leg from going into a flare during and after surgery.
