Surgery for Jason

For Christmas, one of the presents Jason and I got Bobby and Katie were lift tickets on Lee Canyon. The Monday after Christmas, Jason, Bobby and Katie went up the mountain to snowboard. All I asked was for Bobby to bring Jason home whole.


When it comes to snowboarding, Bobby is a pro, Jason is an Intermediate and Katie is somewhere in between. They put their gear on, got on the lift and headed down the first hill. While going down the first hill, Jason fell and heard a small "pop!"

(Left: Jason tumbling down the hill)



They arrived home and the first thing Bobby tells me is, "I brought him home in one piece." Something in his voice told me he was messing with me, but then again, something sounded like he was serious. A few minutes later Jason walked in limping like he was the victim in a gang shooting where he was shot in the foot/leg. They recapped the story for me and we made arrangements to get Jason to a dr.


The dr at UMC quick care took some x-rays and after examining them, told Jason that he had a sprain. They told him that they would prescribe some anti-inflammatory and some pain killers. However, there was something in the x-rays that the dr didn't like seeing. Jason tried to explain that he had Ollier's Disease when he was younger. He explained to the dr what it is and the dr decided to send him to a specialist.


Jason went to the specialist only to find out what he already knew... the disease was in his left foot.

When Jason was about 8 years old, he asked his parents about the extra knuckles on the back of his hand. The dr back then hollowed out some of the cartilage and replaced it with bone from his hip. Which is why you'll see a huge scar across his right hand.

(Right: It was a beautiful day for snowboarding. A little crowded, but beautiful.)

So, what the current dr told him was that the tumor in his foot has eaten away/hollowed out his second metatarsal in his left foot. So, when he fell while snowboarding, it may have been a sprain, but do to the tumor, it fractured the bone.

Tomorrow, Jason will go in to have the tumor removed, and they will replace part of the bone with fake bone. Most likely after he heals from this surgery, they will do a full body scan to make sure he doesn't need anymore. Though it's not a great way to start off the year, I'm glad it happened now before it may have turned into something like this...

Maybe this is a bit extreme. However, I am finding the blessing in having him have surgery now, rather than when the baby is here, or later in life when it could have caused a lot more damage.