Little did we realize when Jory did his final layup at the UVU basketball game, because he had to try that dunk just one more time, that he would break a bone. The ER was just the beginning of his crash landing. Xrays showed a cyst resulting in a CT scan and biopsy for a better look.
Surgery came next to add bonding cement ($2600) and bionic bracket ($1300) to bone. This included an overnight stay with bigger bills ($25k) than we could bear. Fortunately, insurance cut our ‘out of pocket’ to 10%. We experienced the new state of art IMC ‘Intermountain Medical Center’ facilities. Dr. Steven Scott, one of two orthopedic specialists in shoulders, did the surgery and Dr. Sumsion the physical therapist.
Now 100 days later, Jory is back to work driving for UTA and looking forward to summer school as he prepares for an internship this fall. My favorite part of the hospital ordeal was the 24/7 Discovery Channel. On the negative side I hated running up & down seven flights of stairs to retrieve Jory’s cell phone charger when the elevators quit working.
There were blessings as we realized the giant humeral cyst could have eaten away the whole upper bone which was bound to break with any bump he encountered. It was better to happen when it did than on a trip, summertime or water skiing. What a relief he didn’t break his neck.
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