Results of Surgery Today

Ok, so here is how it all went down today.

I went to work till 10:30. I got Kathy up to the Surgery Centere before 12:00 because that is the time we were told to be there. After pre-op, and then the nerve block and more waiting.....Kathy did not go under the knife until 3:15 or 3:20. As Kathy was back in the surgery area the nurse took Kathy by the wrist to check if the nerve block was working and Kathy said, "OWWW!!!" The nerve block did not completly take so they had to put her under general anesthesia to preform the surgery. Kathy does not like the sound of crunching bones and most of us I'm sure are the same way so they put her to sleep to start the surgery. The entire procedure only took 40 minutes or so but it sure seemed longer. We finally got home about 5:30 after crawling our way home through the Bluebonnet Parking Lot......excuse me....Bluebonnet Blvd. Kathy really was not hungry for a large meal and had a peanut butter sandwich around 8:30. Well, it seems the swelling is getting bigger in the wrist and fingers. After a call to the on-call doctor he advised to take off the wrap and cut the gauze down the middle and re wrap. This has helped ease the pressure. Kathy is tired and moments of nausea show up every now and then.

It just might be a long night. Please keep Kathy in your prayers.

Surgery for broken wrist

Kathy and I had a great weekend vacation to Destin Florida. We were leaving Destin Sunday and stopped in Pensacola for lunch and shopping on the beach. Long story short, Kathy took a fall on a curb not marked and the result is a broken bone in her foot and wrist. She received treatment at Gulf Breeze Baptist Hospital to put the wrist in a splint and the foot in a boot. We will be calling today for an appointment for Kathy to see an orthopadic specialist and hopefully have the rest of the treatment today. Kathy is already expecting to be out of work for a minimum of 6 weeks.

• UPDATE: Kathy will have to have surgery Wednesday, July 30th. Dr. Ahmad will need to insert plates and screws into the wrist. The radius is broken at the joint and the ulna is fractured. For the broken bone in the foot, they outfitted her with a boot to keep the ankle stabilized.