Good thoughts for my dad, please HE'S HOME #76

[Bonny]

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

[Anikaca77]

Jenn-

My prays are coming for your dad and for the rest of your family as well.

Melissa

[robinh]

Saying prayers for the family.

[jennielynn1970]

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.

[Karen]

Prayers still on the way!

[shais_mom]

you have had such a rough week.
big hugs to you!
prayers on the way.

[Catty1]

Prayers - PT Prayers for your dad to heal well and soon.

[Alysser]

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!

[Medusa]

Prayers continuing here, too, Jen. Keep the faythe.

[Daisy and Delilah]

More thoughts and prayers going out from me, Jennie. {{{{{HUGS}}}}}

[jennielynn1970]

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!!