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This Thursday at 10am Morgan has another surgery at the James Hospital at Ohio State University.

They are removing the internal prosthesis she had pUT in when she was 7 and had her humerus bone removed.

This new one like her old one will allow her arm length to be extended. Also they are removing her left fibula and are going to graft it to the cadaver bone that the new prosthesis will be set in.

Also they are going to install what is called a total reverse shoulder implant so that her shoulder will actually be able to move.

She has not been able to move her right shoulder since she was 7.

Surgery is expected to last 9 to 13 hours and recovery will be 6 to 10 days. So this Christmas will be a rough one for her since she will be in a hospital bed all day.

She will be in a walking boot for 4 to 6 weeks and a arm brace and sling for 4 to 6 months.

Lol she takes her drivers exam on Wednesday and she is hoping that she passes or else she will have to wait until late spring early summer to get her license.

This new shoulder/humerus should giver her enough range to lift her right arm up so that her hand can be straight out.

Any hoot you guys and gals here on bowsite have always had our back when we have needed prayers.

Thanks in advance and I wI'll keep you all updated even on the drivers exam lol....

......but I have to admit that thread title sure made for a quick scare this morning!

Merry Christmas & good luck!

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Go Morgan!

Mark

From Ron and Jeannine Manitoba, Canada

God Bless you and your family this Holiday season. I am hoping the operation is a success.

Prayers from the Wright family.

(I know Morgan's not one to want anyone to feel sorry for her BUT; ... if the driver test isn't going quite as well as she hopes on Wed. a few words about her upcoming surgery might earn her a couple of extra points). :-)

Prayers sent for this great little girl and the family.

Best Wishes, Jeff

You will be just fine Morgan--stay strong

Good luck, Robb

I suspect the recovery from this surgery a piece of cake compared to the unknowns of cancer (albeit a painful and long-lasting piece of cake...).

Best wishes for the holidays. Tough (former) kid and tough parents too.

Good luck Morgan prayers from Colorado!

Surgery is postponed until the 27th or January 5th.

The internal prosthetic has not been shipped from Europe. Grrrrrrr

It is all God's plan so it is what it is.

I told Michele to call back and just make it the 5th. That way there is no B.S.

Heck her original surgery was originally set for December 6th?

Oh well, more to post later.

Thanks for the prayers and positive energy everyone....

I missed this yesterday. Sorry the surgery was put off, that's got to make it rough on all you all. Prayers from here for sure.

Morgan is old enough to drive now? OK, I think I'll rescind my offer to adopt her, she's getting to close to college age. ;)

She will be fine and is a lot tougher than most of us on here.

We officially have a new permanent driver on the road!!!

Merry Christmas to the entire Harris family. Stay strong, lots of good prayers from all us Bowsiters.

It's postponed until January 5th.

The prosthetic was made in Europe and it's lost in shipping. Hopefully they find the thing because it cost bookoo bucks to make.

On a good note We get to spend Christmas at home and not a hospital room.

Plus this week is Holiday week all week and I get to worknow 5 days 13 hours a day at double time rate.

I feel much better taking off unpaid with the bigger check!!! :0)

Since Odumbacare I now pay more than our house payment with the monthly premium's and the 7700.00 deductible.

Oh well the money part is easy it's the handicap that Morgan has had to live with for the last 7 years.

Any hoot I cannot tell you all what it means to my family for all of the support you give Morgan.

She talks about it often how all kinds of bowsiters have supported her for so many years.....

Go get 'em on the 5th!!!!!?

We have to have her there at 6am so we will be leaving our house around 04:00 to 04:30.

Surgery is scheduled for 8am and should last anywhere from 8.5 to 13 hours long.

She isn't worried at all. she is very excited to possibly be able to move her right arm from the shoulder again.

Now mom and I are of course nervous as hell.

But as we always have we will put this in our Lords hands and His Son's our Savior Jesus and pray that they give her a quick and hopefully painless surgery as they did the last time.

As we all know it is always in God's plan and I have absolutely no right to question it. We know that Morgan is as much his child as I am to him and whatever his plan is it is not for me to even question!

She should be in the hospital for 5 to 10 days and then back home.

She will be in a walking boot for 3 to 5 weeks and in a arm brace for about 4 months.

I will post more on the day of surgery.

Once again thank you all for your support and prayers....

ElkNut1

God Bless,

Scar.

Well she said let's go to the gun range! I've never shot a pistol before and let's go as a family.

Somehow Michele ended up walking out with a tiffany blue conceal carry pistol.

A Ruger lcp380

Good luck, Robb

Scar.

I just reread the original post....you are right. Should be done around dinnertime.

Kelly,

Did she pass her drivers test?

Yes she passed her drivers test and she is wanting a jeep wrangler from (uncle Jake) lol

Jake, Michele says (Tell Jake I said Hi)

They just popped in again as they have every 2 hours and said everything is going good!!!

Here is a part of what they are putting in her arm so she will have mobility in her shoulder.

The Ruger LCP is a great little gun too and a fantastic value. I prefer to carry it over any just because of size. Just add some +P ammo and you're good to go.

Also they lengthened her arm about 1 inch and move some muscle around to make the shoulder match the other shoulder size.

For the last 8 years her right shoulder had been the same size as it was the day of her surgery 8 years ago.

Bowsiters thank you again for all your prayers and we'll wishes....

Greg

Congrats Morgan !

Good luck, Robb

Thanks for the update. Prayers for a quick recovery.

There is a video on my Facebook from last night within 3 hours coming off of surgery, I will try and get it on here it's hilarious.

Awesome! She is a trooper for sure!

Hopefully we get to go home Monday or Tuesday.

He rotated Morgan's right shoulder. This shoulder has not been able to move since she was 6 years old.

It rotated fully and Morgan started to cry as did Dad!!!

One happy Father tonight.

Bought the boot is because they removed her fibula and used it and grafted it to the cadaver bone in her arm.

Praying for continued positive recovery and healing.

So much answered prayer has already occurred. Equally as much prayer needed moving forward. Keep the faith.

One incredible young lady for sure!

Apparently you really don't need the fibula unless your a serious athlete.

Today they just removed the catheter and they have physical therapy coming in and they want to get her up and walking several times today.

They are also removing her morphine pump as well.

It sounds like they are letting us go home tomorrow but it looks like Michele is pushing to wait until Monday afternoon...

She is doing fantastic!!!

To those of you who have sent care gifts and card's thank you all so much. It really made her feel good.

Here is the best photo I have of an xray of Morgan's new prosthesis.

You can see where the big screw goes in there is a small piece of metal by itself. That is where the old screw broke and they said it was best to leave it in.

Also under the shoulder on the left side of the shafts you will see a small protrusion coming off just under the ball.

That is where they will open her arm and use an Allen wrench to lengthen her arm.

Morgan was able to walk by herself about 15 feet with a cane today!

She should be golden to walk around by herself by Friday.

I don't push much Bowsite on my kids but I do show Morgan to my daughter before she has surgery as inspiration.

Please tell her she has helped even though she may not know.

So tomorrow she should be home by noon time.

She will be out of school for about 1 month but she is an honor student so that should not be an issue with her academics.

Once again thanks everyone for the prayers and well wishes you all have made this ordeal much easier for the Harris Clan!

prayers for full recovery and success

She walked her entire floor with cane

She comes home tomorrow

On a serious note, now that she can rotate her shoulder, do you think that she will continue to hunt with a crossbow....I'm wondering if the new joint could handle the strain of a bow?

She will be in that arm brace for 3 to 4 months along with physical therapy so this year it's doubtful but I am hoping by next year yes.

Regardless just like my boys she will have to pass a proficiency test before she would be allowed to hunt with her bow. My dad did it to me and I passed the tradition down.

She will be home this afternoon

Keep the faith Morgan

Good luck, Robb

LOL she is walking without a cane in her walking boot!

She is a trooper. I just shake my head thinking she was supposed to be in the hospital until this coming Monday and she is already home and walking 100% on her own.

He said he is amazed at her recovery.

She starts physical therapy this Wednesday.

He said all of the nerves areally functioning as they should be. He was not expecting the progress she has already for another 2 months.

He did say 100% recovery could be another 8.5 months and he is expecting it to only be 4 or 5 months with the progress she has now.

Here is her new prosthesis. Much more heavy duty than the last one.

He said she can start walking without the walking boot next Wednesday.

She said she wanted to go to deer camp this weekend and hang by the fire!

So with season ending next weekend I am gonna get out to hunt.

Cold front moves in high of 35 so hopefully all is good?

And, you are one lucky Dad to have a kid like her.

Lord does it stink! She even said put it in the garage it should keep the mice away all winter!

Her last 2 visits have went great with her doctors and last week she had 3 days of physical therapy.

SCOOBY - I am going to talk more in depth with her doctor about the stress of archery with her having a total reverse shoulder implant.

I told her today that she needed to use her cane for 3 or 4 days just to make sure her stability is sound in the leg that they removed the fibula from.

Thank You ObamaCare!

We just got our bill, since the surgery was not in Cincinnati they are saying that this was all done out of network.

Our total out of pocket payout is a tiny $14,750.00 for this year! That's on top of our Monthly Insurance premiums.

When she was first diagnosed with Cancer the year before Obama took office we had a total payout of $375.00 for 11 months of chemo and her internal prosthesis and such. that total bill was roughly 1 million dollars.

Now Our out of pocket is $14,750.00 LMAO gotta love the company doing everything they can to avoid the Cadillac tax that was imposed by the previous administration. The sad part is can all get fixed by President Trump but we all know the companies we work for wont reduce our out of pocket.

What's funny is they called me a week before the surgery and said everything was fine and would be covered. Lord I had no idea this was going to hit me. Oh well it doesn't make a difference we would not, Not have had the surgery. She was getting this new shoulder and arm regardless!!!

Then to boot today I start the rest of my life on insulin. My doctor said no matter how thin I get unless I want to run 6-8 miles a day every day I am on inulin until the cure is found!!!! How did that old salt commercial go? When it rains it pours!

Hey on the bright side Morgan goes back to school on Monday and the physical therapist says she is doing much better than was projected for this short of time. Her next appointment with her orthopedic is on the 17th.

Kelly, we should share Obamacare horror stories over several beers. In the grand scheme it's only money, but still a pisser nonetheless.

Continued prayers for you and your family, you are all a great inspiration!

God Bless Kelly,

Scar.

Lol Scar I could do that, but I have debt which I assumed and I wIll pay it off before the years end.

I may be working every ounce of overtime I can get a hold of to pay it off but it will get paid.

It's just sad when 48% live off of 52% and so many people accept that it is OK for a society to be that way.

Well its been just over 45 days since her surgery and she has been going to physical therapy for 3 weeks 3 times per week.

Two nights ago Morgan is sitting on the couch and I am in the chair across from her.

She looks at me and calm and smoothly says (Dad, I bet I can make you cry in 25 seconds!)

I replied with a chuckle and said to her real men don't cry! She replied you cried all the time when I had cancer!

So she says (Are you ready to cry?) I said Morgan not going to cry unless you ask me to help you with your Trig homework!

She takes her arm out of her brace and lifts her arm out and up to her side about 3 or 4 inches high. She cocks her head and gives me the little shit eatin grin!

About 20 seconds later she say Haaaaaaa I won the bet!!!

She has not been able to move her shoulder since she finished Kindergarten. I am just totally amazed at her new prosthesis.

On another good note I appealed the out of network charge and won. So now our medical payout is reduced from the $14,750.00 down to $7,300.00......

She is also getting some motor skills back into her hand as well. The nerves have been in shock so the hand has been basically dead for a while. She can close her thumb and move one of her fingers as well.

They are saying within 2 months she should have full motor skills in her right hand. But they also said it could take up to 6 to 9 months also.

All the best for her continues improvement......

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God Bless,

Scar.

my best, Paul

I am not on Obama Care I work for MillerCoors Brewing Company.

I still have to pay on top of the $7,300.00 my monthly premium as well. So it is still gonna be around 14k just not 14k plus my premium.

Going thru not only painful and difficult surgeries and recoveries is bad enough, but she seems to be doing it with a constant smile on her face.

Then top it off she is a teenager is what is already a difficult time for so many.

I'm just amazed by this little gal. I'm guessing there is some good parenting that contributed to it as well.

Speedy recovery wishes sent from Wisconsin to that little spitfire. Knock em' dead kid!

Thanks for the update

Good luck, Robb

Thanks for the update. I just felt a prayer boomerang - an awesome feeling!