UPDATE!!
Thank you all so much for your sweet comments and prayers yesterday for my dad and our family. The surgery ended up going very well. It took a little longer than expected as Dad's bones were harder than they thought and it slowed the drilling time (normally it's elderly who get this surgery with soft bones). The doctor decided to go ahead and put the longer size rod (15 inch!) in place down the femur to make sure they'll never have to go in and do this surgery again. Dad's pain level is manageable and they are hoping he'll be up moving around today. We appreciate your continued prayers for his recovery over the next couple of weeks! (Click here to read his blog update)
ORIGINAL POST:
Happy Valentines day everyone! My parents will be spending their romantic day in the hospital, as my dad goes into surgery this afternoon around 2:00. Now that the doctors have his multiple myelma under control, it's time to start concentrating on the other areas of his body that were severely effected by the cancer. Last April, they found a one inch hole in the top of dad's femoral neck, which means he's at a risk for a hip replacement or femur fracture. So today he's getting his femur "pinned" to give him stability while his body over the next couple of years will try to rebuild that area.
Thank you all so much for your sweet comments and prayers yesterday for my dad and our family. The surgery ended up going very well. It took a little longer than expected as Dad's bones were harder than they thought and it slowed the drilling time (normally it's elderly who get this surgery with soft bones). The doctor decided to go ahead and put the longer size rod (15 inch!) in place down the femur to make sure they'll never have to go in and do this surgery again. Dad's pain level is manageable and they are hoping he'll be up moving around today. We appreciate your continued prayers for his recovery over the next couple of weeks! (Click here to read his blog update)
ORIGINAL POST:
Happy Valentines day everyone! My parents will be spending their romantic day in the hospital, as my dad goes into surgery this afternoon around 2:00. Now that the doctors have his multiple myelma under control, it's time to start concentrating on the other areas of his body that were severely effected by the cancer. Last April, they found a one inch hole in the top of dad's femoral neck, which means he's at a risk for a hip replacement or femur fracture. So today he's getting his femur "pinned" to give him stability while his body over the next couple of years will try to rebuild that area.
He checks in at 12:00 pm, and then we are thinking will begin surgery around 2. It is a fairly routine surgery, so he should be out around 3:30 or 4. They'll stay in the hospital for a couple days, and then can continue recovering from home. We appreciate your prayers more than you know for everything to go smoothly, including dad's recovery for the weeks following!! (To read more about his surgery you can click here to read his blog)
9 comments:
Praying for you and your family!
will pray for a smooth day and week!!
I'll keep your dad, and your family, in my prayers Leah!
Praying for him and hoping y'all have an amazing Valentine's day!
Happy Valentine's Day! Love you!
I'll pray for you dad. I'll be at the hospital today too for my F-I-L's shoulder surgery. He had a traumatic brain injury and smashed his shoulder up, but they waited 8 months for his brain to heal enough to do the surgery(and still no guarantees).
Happy Valentine's Day! I'll be praying for your Dad today! Hope all goes well!
Keeping your dad in our thoughts and prayers. He will do great!!
Happy Valentine's Day!! XOXO
Lifting your family up in prayers!
God is Good!
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