A Few Follow Up Procedures

Good afternoon! Hope you are all doing well! Thanks to those of you who check in on the blog from time to time. We occasionally have some updates and today is one of those times. My dad had three follow up doctor visits last week. The first was with the surgeon who fixed his broken jaw. He said things are healing well and that my dad should continue to do his jaw exercises.

His second visit was with the team that opened up the nerve endings in his elbows. If you recall he was having some trouble with his hands and it was determined that he had damaged the nerves in his elbows and they needed to open those up to stimulate the nerves in his hands. Everything looked good in this appointment except for his pinky which he has been unable to bend - I believe my dad said it's called a "pinky click". He had outpatient surgery last Friday to repair that issue. The doctor feels that was a successful procedure, but won't know for sure until the bandages come off next week - June 2nd.

And finally, he had a follow up visit with his Orthopedic physician. He was also very pleased with the way everything has healed. One area that he wanted to do some additional work on was his femur. He said that the bone had developed a hook and that he wanted to remove that fragment. My dads surgery for that procedure was this morning, Tuesday, back at Albany Med. Home sweet home for almost four months! I spoke to my mom early this morning and the procedure was over. She spoke to the doctor and he said it took him a bit longer than anticipated because there was more bone than the X-Ray exposed, but he feels that it was successful. He also removed the wire on his femur that was put in place to promote healing because it is no longer needed and they were in there anyway. This should help him develop that area in the long run. He will be on crutches for a while, but can come off them as he gets stronger - as a matter of fact, Dr. Lohsmann (Orthopedics) intends to have him on his feet later this afternoon.

So, the follow up visits went very well and my dad is healing very well! He has done a fantastic job rehabilitating himself and my mom has been a saint getting him to the point where he could rehab himself. Lots of rehab to go for dad, but he enjoys the challenge and it helps promote a nice nap after each session! We have been blessed by all your support! Thanks for everything and keep the thoughts and prayers coming!

Thanks you,

Scott