Emily's recovery is going well. She doesn't complain about pain in the incision area but rather she is dealing with pain and aching on her sides. The surgeon was puzzled when we told him this. We are guessing that because the bar is attached to her rib cage on both sides that there isn't any flexibility with the ribs. Normally your rib cage naturally moves with you but for Emily the bar kind of acts like an internal cast and immobilizes her rib cage. This issue never crossed our minds but makes so much sense. I am hoping that over time this won't be such an issue.