Today, Ronnie had the second half of his surgery that began in January. Back in January, surgeons made incisions in his right hand and right knee and filled them in with Integra®. Today, they took skin grafts from all along his left leg and filled in the open areas. Even though donor sites are quite painful, the results of the surgery should prove to be well worth it as Ronnie should be able to use his right hand more and also walk and bend easier.
Ronnie spent the afternoon in the ICU to get his pain under control. They expected him to only stay for about an hour but the loss of an IV, and the medication subsequently not making it to his blood stream, caused higher than anticipated pain and therefore a longer stay. He was moved out of ICU at about 7pm tonight and called me right away to bring him some dinner. Good to see that his appetite has not suffered! He is getting some rest now and will hopefully not have too much pain tonight as he sleeps. Thank you all for your prayers!
Ronnie spent the afternoon in the ICU to get his pain under control. They expected him to only stay for about an hour but the loss of an IV, and the medication subsequently not making it to his blood stream, caused higher than anticipated pain and therefore a longer stay. He was moved out of ICU at about 7pm tonight and called me right away to bring him some dinner. Good to see that his appetite has not suffered! He is getting some rest now and will hopefully not have too much pain tonight as he sleeps. Thank you all for your prayers!
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