Out of Surgery

Dan went into surgery this morning and is already out of surgery and recovering.  When Dr. Dumais went in, he found that the left pin was far more loose than he had previously seen on the x-ray.  Since it had become so loose, they would need to go in through another site to re-pin.  Therefore, they opted to remove the Ex/Fix.

HOWEVER, Dan is still restricted to the same very, very, very limited activity he was when the Ex/Fix was in place.  Actually, he's probably a bit more restricted, and we must be even more careful.  The main screw which was left in place could break at any time if we are not extremely careful.  This limited activity must continue for at least another 6 weeks.  This means no weight baring and still in the wheelchair.  This means using the walker only as a means to push himself up and "lift himself down" into the wheelchair from the medical bed or from the 'bathroom chair.'  This means no walking yet.  This means no rehab hospital yet.  No means no, and "at least 6 weeks" means at least 6 weeks.  

Below is him sporting his super cool "Jiffy Pop" hat with Cash before surgery.  Thank you for all of your thoughts and prayers this morning!

More to come later,
Abbey