Hello everyone, just wanted to do a quick update after today! Surgery was long (5 hours) but ultimately successful. Rayce is now in an interesting X sort of splint with external binders going through his tibias to hold his legs on place. Both the cross leg flap and the free skin grafts were accomplished, and we are hoping all the grafts take without issue over the coming weeks. We will be in the hospital another week, and then we will get to return home for two weeks (with two clinic visits to change bandages in between), and then we will return for another surgery to sever the flap and complete the graft to his ankle area. Rayce has been a trooper, while he is not thrilled about having his legs being together, we are making sure to reward him with lots of treats, hugs and kisses. I am grateful for the extensive team of surgeons it took to complete this procedure today, and also for such a tough little boy. On Saturday he will be sedated again to do a cleaning and bandage change, they said the first time is the toughest so they want to spare him from that and just do a quick sedated procedure. If all goes well, we should be home Monday, and the seperatation surgery will be three weeks from today. We will be staying with my parents until Oskar gets home, so if anyone needs that address just let me know. Thanks for all of your messages of support and kindness during this time, it is very much appreciated 💗