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 Once we got the second opinion on my arm, we went to this orthopedic specialist in St. Louis Missouri. His name is Dr. Goldfarb, and he as an outstanding doctor. He determined what needed to be done and scheduled a surgery for the end of that week. I went in for surgery and they did the operation. They removed the extra bone and used a bone graft from my hip to put in and help the ulna heal. They put in four pins to hold it in place and the pins went right through a growth plate in my arm. After several weeks with a splint, they took the pins out and took some x-rays. They had some bad news when they came back into the office. The bone had not healed back even with the graft in place. They scheduled another surgery at the end of that week again. This time they took another graft from the hip, but put in some new technology of bone grower in with it. They fastened it with a plate and nine screws along the ulna bone. This time, it worked. They took the splint off, and we started some therapy several times a day. For a year, everyday, we did therapy several times, and could not get all of the range of motion back. When we went for another check up, Dr. Goldfarb recommended another surgery to try and get the range of motion back. He did the surgery and removed the plate and screws, (which they let me keep), and I was back out that day. Soon after we started the therapy again, and this time, we got a lot better results. Now I am able to do everything with my arm. Shooting my bow is important to me, and I can still do that great. I am able to touch my shoulder and get it almost all of the way straight. I am so thankful for what Dr. Goldfarb did for me.