End of September Report

Back in the Hospital

Dad was checked back into the hospital on Thursday, Sept 27th, by his podiatrist  Dr. Jon Smedley.  During his stay at Longhorn Village skilled nursing facility, he was healing but at a slow pace.  After 2 weeks of hyperbaric treatment and a wound vac and 3 different antibiotics, the podiatrist was not happy with the way the wound looked on the bottom of his foot.  There was a part that looked worse, while most was healing.  He ordered an MRI and more cultures and found that his 5th toe (pinky) had infection in the bone that was not there the week before.  Puzzling.  So, Dr. Smedley felt he needed to be extremely aggressive and get Dad in the hospital on a drip IV with a stronger antibiotic, and then remove the bone on the 5th toe, possibly the 4th toe aswell.

Surgery 

Dad went in for the procedure Saturday morning early, and the podiatrist removed the bone in the 5th toe, but left the 4th toe alone, since he didn't see any infection there.  He will be in the hospital through the weekend, and possibly Monday / Tuesday.

Change of venue...

Feel free to call him.  He is at Cedar Park Regional Hospital, (in Cedar Park :).. Room 2205.  I know he is resting most of today, but Sunday will be up for a call from family & friends.

He is tired of feeling tired, poked and cut on... ready to be healed.

Keep him in your prayers.

Love to all!