This is Scott and Janiece minutes before he was taken into his surgery this morning.
The blessing crew this morning. Thank you!
Scott came out of surgery at 11:20 and we just finished speaking with his surgeon. He received a great report!
They removed about 4 more inches of Scott's leg and were able to close his wound. The doctor said his wound looked "clean" and infection free. New cultures (to check for any bacteria) were done and so far they are negative. Yeah!
Scott's platelets are still low and he did receive another blood transfusion and a platelet infusion during the operation.
The doctor said, if all goes as planned, Scott would stay in the ICU for a "few more days" and then be transferred to the medical floor. He will stay there for 7-10 days. After that he will go to rehab for 2-4 weeks. There is a possibility he could be transferred to a hospital closer to Tremonton for rehab but they said that because his liver team is here they may recommend that he stay.
Scott has a new vacuum on his wound to continue to get rid of the excess fluid/drainage and this will stay on for 2-4 weeks to help his wound heal.
Scott has a long road ahead of him but we are so very grateful that Scott is alive. We know how lucky we are and how close we truly came to losing him. The doctor said that he has seen "lots of healthy young people die from this." He also said that when he did the initial amputation that the infection was a little above his knee, he said that Scott was in "bad shape" but that when this type of infection gets up into thigh that things are really bad. Again, we are so grateful.
"...Let thy heart be full of thanks unto God" Alma 37:37
They removed about 4 more inches of Scott's leg and were able to close his wound. The doctor said his wound looked "clean" and infection free. New cultures (to check for any bacteria) were done and so far they are negative. Yeah!
Scott's platelets are still low and he did receive another blood transfusion and a platelet infusion during the operation.
The doctor said, if all goes as planned, Scott would stay in the ICU for a "few more days" and then be transferred to the medical floor. He will stay there for 7-10 days. After that he will go to rehab for 2-4 weeks. There is a possibility he could be transferred to a hospital closer to Tremonton for rehab but they said that because his liver team is here they may recommend that he stay.
Scott has a new vacuum on his wound to continue to get rid of the excess fluid/drainage and this will stay on for 2-4 weeks to help his wound heal.
Scott has a long road ahead of him but we are so very grateful that Scott is alive. We know how lucky we are and how close we truly came to losing him. The doctor said that he has seen "lots of healthy young people die from this." He also said that when he did the initial amputation that the infection was a little above his knee, he said that Scott was in "bad shape" but that when this type of infection gets up into thigh that things are really bad. Again, we are so grateful.
"...Let thy heart be full of thanks unto God" Alma 37:37
Just wanted to thank you for keeping us all up to date. What a blessing it is to your family that you have such a wonderful medical background. I pray for you and your family daily. As I sit at my computer and read your posts, tears come to my eyes and roll down my cheeks.
ReplyDeleteThoughts of Scott and Janiece occupy my mind all hours of the day. Please let them know that I am praying for them. I am sending well wishes to them.