Posts Tagged With: surgery
Three Months After Being Hit By A Car
We had a doctors appointment today with the Orthopedic Surgeon. It had been a month, which is the longest we have gone since Derek was hit by a car before seeing a doctor. (For information on what happened to Derek, click here.) I was anxious and excited to see what he had to say. Technically, [...]
Getting the Skin Graft
Well, yesterday, Derek went in for his 7th surgery. The woman in the waiting room actually recognized me and knew my name. Well, anyway, we got there and they got us right into the waiting room. We saw the usual parade of nurses taking his vitals, OR nurses asking me the same questions, and anesthesia [...]
Trauma Part 4: Skin Graft to Puppy Adventures
I was so lucky to have a friend offer to keep Jason and Troy overnight on Sunday night. They had never been on a sleep-over before and they were SO excited! When they get older, they will certainly brag to their friends that they slept over with two beautiful twin girls. But for now, they [...]
Trauma Part 3: A Chaotic Week
So now it is Monday. Again we woke up to a parade of doctors and nurses checking on his progress. It is hard to get used to waking up to so many strangers looking down at you first thing in the morning, but you get used to it after a while. I was supposed to [...]
Trauma Part 2: Surgery
Because I saw the wound on Derek’s foot, I was sure he was going to lose it. I was terrified, so I wanted to get to a hospital as fast as I could to save whatever was possible. I chose to take him to Shawnee Mission Medical Center right down the road. Once he got looked at [...]
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