[bettyeanne]

Brenda, I am so terribly sorry that you are having to go through this!! I am thankful that your husband came when he did! I have a question about your surgery, if you don't mind? When your surgeon does your foot surgery, did he mention using a bone from the "bone bank"? The reason I asked, my sis injured her wrist and, being the ninny she is, figured it was a sprain and didn't have it checked out. About two years later she began having big problems with it. Long story short, she had cracked a bone and had to have a bone graft when surgery was done to repair it. The surgeon took bone from her hip .... and the wrist, though not able to bend it, never ever gives her any problem at all. Her hip, where they took the bone, on the other hand, hurts all the time. In the winter she can hardly walk the pain is so bad. I have had three back surgeries .... one required a bone graft, which my neurosurgeon did with bone from the "bone bank". I have never had a problem with it. I felt that I had to tell you this when I read that they were planning to take bone from your hip. It's just something you may want to discuss with your surgeon since it's a few days before your surgery. Perhaps there are others who may be familiar with the procedure.

I want you to know that I will be praying for you and if there is anything that I can do, please ask! God bless you!