mom’s update
Well, the easy part is over. Mom went up to surgery at 2. The Dr. thought she
was in an auto accident, the knee is shattered so bad. She broke the
shattered the tibia, and broke the fibula. He wasn’t to worried about the ankle.
It
was a clean break. But the knee is totaled. They cleaned up the bone fragments,
and put pins and screws in. She has 2 big screws or pins coming out of the
shin. And some kind of external bar to keep the leg stable and help it heal. She
will need an artificial knee in a year. I have to go to class to learn how to
clean these pins and screws, so they don’t get infected. She gets a dose of
Demerol every 6 minutes. It was a very long and tiring day. Hopefully we can get
some sleep tonight. She is going to be one grumpy momma bear tomorrow. She
starts therapy. She is still in Jefferson hospital, and will be there for a
while. Will keep everyone updated.
Denise
Tell your little voices to SHUT UP! I can’t hear mine……