Re: update on DD's surgery

Thank you, Irene. I'd been hoping and watching to see if you could grab a
minute to share with us. Things may have changed lots in the treatment of
burns and skin grafts but when we had that to deal with, the treatment was
frequent bathtub soaking. The only way I could keep the patient 'tubbed'
was to hand him fudgscicles. I am not a good nurse - if the patient cries,
I cry with them. Holding you so close in our hearts and prayers, Polly

"IMS" <iscott@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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DD's skin graft surgery yesterday went very well, doctor said he was
pleased with both how the burn wound looked (she had gone a good job of
caring for it these last few weeks) and how the grafting went. The
surgery was two hours and then almost two hours in recovery and in the
out patient area, until doctor gave the Ok to go home. Didn't get home
until 6:30 and we were all beat. Today has been up and down with her
getting used to using crutches (to get to the bathroom), and as the
anesthesia and other drugs clear out of her system the pain has been
pretty pronounced, especially in the area they took the graft from. But
the doctor said this would be the case. (She opted for them to take the
graft from the same leg as the burn wound, so she has one leg really
painful; and one that doesn't hurt.)

We have to go to the doctor tomorrow because it looks like the splint he
put on the leg is rubbing against her ankle; it is giving her a lot of
pain. He'll move it so she won't get an ulcerated spot there.

I did about 100 loads of laundry today - LOL - mostly DD's as she had a
mountain of unwashed clothes & we couldn't get to one side of the bed!
Geesh!

Hugs to all of you who offered good wishes and kept her in your prayers.

-Irene


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