Surgery on Emily's right ankle went great. The biggest risks were frankly damage to the vocal chords that we just got working, contraction of other parts of the foot when the achilles was released, and problems with the surgical wound. She's talking great, so Dr. Ruben did a great job with the anesthesia and breathing tube. The orthopedic surgeon only saw contraction in the big toe, so that's the only toe flexer that he released. As far as the surgical wound, we'll just have to watch it but there's no reason to expect any problems. The minute the achilles was released the foot returned to a normal position. She'll be in a cast for 2 - 3 weeks and a brace (AFO) for 6 months. She can start weight-bearing exercises on Monday.

On a stylistic note, we're thinking her AFO is going to need decoration and a "Ski Like A Girl" sticker from Winter Park is the perfect accessory. We're hoping to get up to Winter Park in the next few weeks, but if anyone from WP is making a trip to Denver we'd appreciate a sticker.

So Emily had surgery at 7:30 a.m. We got back to her room around 11:00, and Emily had lunch and made it to all of her afternoon classes.