Update on Dad's Leg

I think the last thing I shared with you about my dad was his accident. He went in for a Dr appt last Thursday and got some bad news. The doctor got a pair of pliers and pulled the pins out of his heal. When he did that, it started bleeding badly and the Dr noted that it was not healing correctly. He said he would be down for a year and would need to come back in another week for a checkup. I know he was so frustrated to have to hear that and then to hear that he has to come back in another week. He is getting so bored being in the house and unable to move around on his own.

Fast forward to this week. He went to his Dr appt on Wednesday and was told once again, that his foot was not healed well enough. The dr said it was swollen too much to perform the surgery, because the elasticity of his skin would not pull back after surgery.

He now has to wait 2 more weeks until his next appt in hopes that his swelling will be down.
Tim, my Grandmother and mom have been to both Dr appt's with him and have been so supportive. Please pray that the swelling goes down so the dr will be able to make a decision about the surgeries in the future. He has 3 options, one is rebuild the foot with rods and pins, the other is putting a metal plate in his foot and the last one is amputation from the knee down.

He has started getting out of the house a few times this week to keep him busy and just "get out" to see friends and go to church, but I think that may be what is making it swell. I usually stay with him all day on Saturdays, but tomorrow we plan to get out and go somewhere for a little bit, then head back home. I am just praying the swelling stays down and he gets well so the dr's can get started.