Mom's out of surgery. The doctor said he gave her the best shoulder he could, and that it thinks the recovery will be fine. It wasn't the positive "everything went great!" kind of report, but, given the extent of Mom's injuries, there was only so much he could do.
He ran into some dead bone around the shoulder so had to do some grafting (from cadavers) to hold the prosthesis in place. He suspects the dead bone came as a result of her blood flow being cut off due to the injuries. He also said she had soft tissue and muscles in very poor condition (most likely from lack of use for 10 months). He did muscle and soft tissue repair as well.
The knee portion of the surgery was a cinch. Took only about 5 minutes to remove the wire.
Mom will be in the hospital until Thursday or Friday. She'll need to be in a sling, unable to move the shoulder at all, for 6 weeks. Yikes. Then, she'll begin PT.
I'm planning on sending out an e-mail to ask for friends to help out with meals for her for a while. It's been hard enough for her to make her meals prior to this surgery (having to hold a cane to steady herself), but now it will be quite difficult. If you are interested in helping out in this way, please let me know and I'll add you to the e-mail.
Thanks, All, for your thoughts, prayers and support.
Know that my mind is tired and my recollection somewhat foggy. If some of my report doesn't make sense, that's why and I'll clear up any confusion later.
love,
jennifer
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Awesome news, Honey. I am happy she's doing well. She has been (as well as you and the doctors) in my constant thoughts and my fervent prayers. It sounds like the doctor was very attentive and very thorough. Can she receive phone calls yet??
Do you know the name of her church? If you call them (or I can), they can set up a bunch of people to help her with food, dog walking, company, whatever she needs, I think. Let me know what I can do remotely.
Talk with you soon. Hang in there.
Love,
Laurie.
I would be happy to help with meals Jennifer. Your mom has my email address in her address book. Laura Tribble
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