Elizabeth has been going through a lot of changes lately. February 1st was an eventful day. We went to the hospital and found out that Elizabeth is going to need two different types of surgeries next month because of her condition, hip dysplasia: one hip only needs to be set into the socket through pressure (but she'll still be put under for the pain), and the other is so bad that they'll have to cut her open and clean out the socket, then set it through pressure. She'll be in a cast for at least three months. The doctors say that about 80% of the time these procedures are successful, but it's not uncommon for them to slip out again, in which case they'll need to put her under and reset it through pressure.
The really bad, worrisome thing is that 10% of the time, no matter which procedure is done(surgical or not), the ball of the femur can lose blood flow and collapse. We asked what that would result in, but the doctor wouldn't tell us. She said, 'We'll talk then if we end up at that point.' We're in the process of looking up the answer to that question online, even though it's something we probably don't want to hear.
They told us she's not in pain at all and that nothing we have done or we do can cause her any pain. She's still a smiley little girl. And later in the day Elizabeth rolled over all by herself! She is now reaching and grabbing for things and making a wider range of gurgles and giggles. We are so proud of her!
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