Dad is out of surgery and awake. We have all been in to see him and the mandible reconstruction provided almost instant return of his normal facial features. Despite his jaw being wired together, he is able to speak much more clearly now after the surgery. He has made it clearly known that he would like his hat. He has obviously been successful in his persuasion - as Mom has headed out to the pick-up to get him one.
Dr. Marchbanks let us know that the reconstruction of his mandible went well. As we mentioned before, it was broken in two places. The left side break was a bit more complicated than they had first thought. It began at the corner of his mouth and stretched back quite a bit. Four little metal plates and some screws later-and we have a mandible.
His spleen is still "marginal." They will draw blood again this evening to determine what needs to happen next.
This will be "home" for a little while. If all goes well, according to plan and without complications, he should be here in UMC for the next two weeks. He will remain in the SICU until they are finished with all of his surgeries and immediate recovery.
MeMa spent the day here waiting with all of us. She has been back to see Dad and is doing well. Garland and Janelle have taken her back home.
Thank you to Dale and Sherrie, Debbie Cox, Melanie, Jeff and Wendy, and Chuck and Maria for spending the day with all of us in the SICU waiting room.
Up next: Tomorrow they will reconstruct a ... pelvis!
More to come later,
Dan's Dozen
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