Thursday, January 12, 2006
KARON’S PROGRESS
Karon went through surgery fine. It took about 2 and a half hours. She tolerated the surgery well and by evening was pretty much out of the anesthetic.
The doctor said when he got into the hip area it was a "mess". There had been no healing in the last year and a half since the break. The bones were dry and mostly powder. So the doctor wasn't able to do a typical, traditional hip replacement. He put a "stem" down into the femur bone (thigh bone) and tried to secure it there with some type of antibiotic glue, or cement. He "ground up" some stuff and put it in the ball area and tried to hold it in place with clamps. I can't imagine exactly what they did and it sounds gross. I really don't understand it all.
The doctor said we can hope (some of us will be praying) for healing, but from the human standpoint there is no reason to expect healing this time because none took place before. The hope is that there will be enough scar tissue develop to create some stability for what the doctor did today. If not, the ball will come out of the socket. The doctor didn't have an answer when I asked him what we would do then.
They had Karon up that evening with a little weight bearing on the leg. She has had Physical Therapy twice a day while at the hospital. Today she is being transferred to Rehabilitation Hospital of Indian (RHI). Depending on how she gets along, she'll be there a week or two.
We are grateful for God’s blessing and the prayers, love and support of all our friends.
Jim
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