Levi's surgery went better than expected. Dr. Groebs had originally thought he would remove the errant bone then he would have to do a tendon graft and put in about 4 pins and move the nerve. Levi would have an external apparatus during the healing time. When the dr. got inside to look at it he found that the bone was not interfering with anything and he could straighten Levi's arm completely and bring it all the way up (fist to shoulder). He said all he had to do was fix the nerve. So he will probably be in for some heavy duty PT pretty soon. The surgery was about 3 hours and was done Monday afternoon. The dr. gave Levi 5 Rx's. but so far he only needs 3. I think the anesthesia put Levi back a little. It may take a week or two to get back to where he was mentally before the surgery. Rehab said that happens with brain injury patients. He will start vocational rehab pretty soon. I think he might be driving as soon as his elbow heals. That will also likely be when he will return to the workforce as this is the end of the physical healing. So that's it for now.
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