Jenn, Stay strong & good thoughts & prayers to you, your dad, mom, & family. If you have great doctors that is a plus plus there. If they take his toes he will still have his foot to walk on & they can do so much with special shoes. God Bless
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Jenn, Stay strong & good thoughts & prayers to you, your dad, mom, & family. If you have great doctors that is a plus plus there. If they take his toes he will still have his foot to walk on & they can do so much with special shoes. God Bless
Jenn-
My prays are coming for your dad and for the rest of your family as well.
Melissa
Saying prayers for the family.
Well, the news is mixed.
They removed my dad's toes down to one level, meaning they cut from the little toe across to the big toe joint and it's now all one straight line. They took skin from the bottom of his foot and wrapped it up around the top of the foot because that skin wasn't healing. They are not sure that the skin from the bottom of his foot will be good however, because it is so callused and mushed up from the accident. They had a vascular surgeon come in, but he wasn't sure what he would be able to do.
So... right now it's wait and see time. If the skin starts to heal they do the skin grafting on his foot. If it doesn't, they remove more of the foot. Not good.
I'm hoping and praying that his circulation will be good and that he will heal up quickly and easily.
Thanks again for all the thoughts and prayers. He sure needs them right now.
Prayers still on the way!
you have had such a rough week.
big hugs to you!
prayers on the way.
Prayers - PT Prayers for your dad to heal well and soon.:love:
More prayers that the skin starts to heal!! :love:
Many healing prayers being offered for you and your Dad.
More prayers on the way....
I am so sorry I have not yet replied to this thread. Jen I am so sorry to hear about your Dad. I hope he heals up. Thinking of him, and you!
Prayers continuing here, too, Jen. Keep the faythe. :love:
Continued prayers from RI for Dad and for all of you.
I'm sorry to hear that they had to take his toes away. My prays are coming for your dad and for the rest of your family.
Melissa
:( Oh I sure hope your Dad gets better real soon.. Sure hope his foot starts to healing.. Huggss & Prayers being sent..
Lots more prayers are going out to your dad. I hope everything will go well. Also lots of hugs are going out to you. You've been through a lot lately. Please take care. ((((HUGS)))
Jenn, sorry I just saw this. I hope your dad heals from this surgery and won't need more. I'm glad he's in good hands. Hugs to you and your parents. :love:
More thoughts and prayers going out from me, Jennie. {{{{{HUGS}}}}}
Latest news is GOOD NEWS!!!
The vascular surgeon was in to see him, did an arteriogram (sp??) on his body and found that he has excellent circulation in his foot and leg!! Yay!! This means that as long as he heals up within the next few days they will be doing plastic surgery on his foot, and putting in skin grafts to cover the places that are bare. He should be home on crutches within a day or two of that procedure (which is scheduled for Tuesday of next week).
Dad is very bored and impatient with the whole deal at this point. He wants to be home. Other than that, his spirits are good!!
Excellent news, Jen! Better and better.....:love:
That is great news! Keeping him in my thoughts.
ALRIGHT!!! This is GREAT news and I am SO happy to read this! (HAPPY DANCES!) I admit I had to laugh with this..
That will make his recovery go at a lot faster pace that he is impatient.. BUT, warn him, he must DO AS TOLD by the doctors and not overdo!Quote:
Dad is very bored and impatient with the whole deal at this point. He wants to be home. Other than that, his spirits are good!!
This is awesome!!! Woo Hoo!!! :D :D
Woo Hoo - that is great news!
yes!!!!!!!!
This is wonderful news!!!:) I hope that everything will go smoothly and he'll get to come home very soon.:)
So glad to hear this news! Praying he comes home soon!
Talked with dad today, he seems to be in really good spirits!! He's getting skin graft surgery tomorrow, and then he should be able to go home in a few days after that. He's soooooo impatient about that right now!
He's using a walker, very carefully. He tried crutches, but didn't have enough support with them, so glad he's using the walker, but hope he can keep hopping to keep weight off his foot! That's the tough part of this, no weight on the foot. Crutches would have been better for that, but oh well.
Thanks again for all the thoughts and prayers, I know they are working wonders! Will update again when there is more news.
so glad to hear he's in great spirits - that's half the battle!
<3!
Hi Jenn,
I can't even begin to tellyou how happy I am to hear that your Dad is doing so well! My prayers and positive thoughts continue for all of you.
Could I ask you to give Dad a big hi and a hug from me?
This is such good news about your father, Jenn! His attitude is terrific, which is a strong point in his favor. He sounds ready and willing and able to take on whatever tasks life requires of him now.
Continuing prayers and good wishes are being sent.
Great News!! I hope he continues to recover and gets better very soon. The boredom is maddening sometimes. I did about 8,000 crossword puzzles when I had knee surgeries.:)
Good news! Your dad has something to look forward to! :):love::love:
Great news!!! :D
I am so glad he is doing better, and I loved loved loved my knee walker when I broke my foot.Quote:
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Well, I guess he bugged the nurses and doctors enough, because they allowed my father to go HOME today!!!
I don't know who was more excited, my mom or my dad, lol. Mom is kinda anxious, and I know she should be, especially with my father who is Mr. Impatient. I hope he just takes things slow enough so that he heals well and doesn't need to go back in to the hospital.
So, good news, all in all!! Oh, and my dad's favorite kitty, Isabelle, will be beyond herself with excitement! she has missed my dad so much, and just was inconsolable these past 2 weeks. She will be happier than both mom and dad put together, I think!!
Congratulations, and prayers for patience and healing still ongoing!
:) Second Woo Hoo for you.. That is Great News that your dad is coming home.. Sending Healing Prayers & Huggss..
YAHOOOOOOOO! He is HOME! This is wonderful news!! Make him take care of himself so he can heal and get on with his life.
FANTASTIC news there! Welcome home, Jenn's dad!
Isabelle will be there, so happily, with her own special nursing care, too!