We drove clear down to Provo for Jordan's first appointment of the day, with Dr. M this morning. Dr. M isn't usually in Provo, but after being in China most of May, he was in Provo doing another clinic and this is the only time we could get our two docs lined up and Dr. M didn't want Jordan to have to deal with the halo longer than necessary.
We had no idea what to expect with the removal of the halo, after all it required a surgery to attach to his head....we followed the instructions given at Jordan's last appointment. We got his prescription for the numbing cream, slathered it on where the screws went into his head and covered it with saran wrap before leaving the house.
It really turned out to be nothing at all in removing the halo. It was probably worse for Matt and I as we sat there watching the doc unscrew these incredibly long screws from his head. We both looked at each other at one point, cringing while remarking at "HOW LONG THOSE SCREWS ARE!"
We got to bring home his halo as a souvenir. Not quite sure what to do with it, but cool...I guess! Matt and Jordan want to sell it on ebay, after all it's titanium! We also learned Jordan isn't quite in the land of freedom, yet. Jordan still has restrictions with food, just not as strict. Mainly, no hard stuff like peanuts, apples, carrots, etc.. Jordan also has to be careful not to get hit in the face, and basically needs to avoid being a rambunctious boy for awhile longer because his bones are still healing and setting. Dr. M also told us that Jordan could have the reconstruction done on his nose in a year/year and a half, and then Jordan would be finished with these surgeries!
Dr. Y was appointment #2 today. This visit was even more surprising because all along Matt and I were under the assumption that the night mask he would be getting was some kind of panty-hose type ski mask (yeah, we're obviously not doctors and misunderstood the doctors when they explained it at the beginning.) It turns out the doc left in the mouth part of the halo, so Jordan has the two prongs still sticking out of his mouth and then some gadget type rubber bands/face plates with hooks attach to the prongs. The good news this is in the wee hours of night that he wears the attachment, so all anyone is going to see is the two prongs. This is for another 6 weeks and then another 6 weeks after that depending on the progress and healing of the bones.
Jordan chose iHop as his first meal! He loved eating bacon, and sausage for the first time in 64 days! He has chosen Dominos Pizza for dinner. He has been craving pizza the most, I think. *Update* Jordan has just informed me that he is still full from iHop and wants his pizza tomorrow!
I am kicking my self for not getting pictures of the halo being removed and THOSE SCREWS, but Matt & I were both sitting with our mouths open watching and didn't think to capture that kodak moment. I did convince Jordan to let me post some picts with his halo on and now with his halo off.
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