Bob sent the following info this morning:I am in the waiting room now, Dorothy went into surgery today at 8 AM to have her jaw wired so it can heal. What they will do is wire the top of her teeth to the bottom so it will take pressure off the mandible. No invasive surgery, but they may have to remove a tooth if necessary. It will be that way for 4 - 6 weeks. She will not be able to eat (liquid diet only).
I wanted to share the progress Dorothy has made so it can be posted to her blog. Her temperature is now down to 98 degrees, her pulse this morning was below 100. Her oxygen is good (above 90). We tend to watch her numbers a lot while we are here. What was amazing to watch was the assessment that the nurse did at the shift change yesterday. It went like this:
"Show me two fingers with your right hand." (she does it) "Good!"
"Show me two fingers with your left hand." (she does it) "Good!"
"Look to your right." (she does it) "Good!"
"Look to your left." (she does it) "Good!"
"Say AHHHHH". (she does it, weakly) "Good!"
"Wiggle your left toes." (she does it) "Good"
"Now wiggle your right toes." (she continues to wiggle her left toes)
"We will have to work on that later."
She is awake and she communicates via nods and hand squeezes. She looks very tired all the time. She likes to watch TV (last night we watched "Batman Begins").
They are prepared to release her to go to rehab, 12 hours after today's surgery. That means we will either be leaving for Santa Clara on Monday or Tuesday. The nurse thinks it will be Tuesday. Both Mikele and I will go at first, but I will return and she will stay there with her.
You can always tell when a crisis passes, when Mikele allows herself to be sick. It happened yesterday. I replaced her around 2 PM yesterday. And I am here by myself this morning. Since Mikele will be staying with Dorothy during her rehab this week, we need her to get better; so I will be taking her watch today.
Pic from 2006.
5 comments:
Dorothy, you have come so far in just a week. Keep up the good work. You are amazing!
Get better Mikele.
We love you guys.
Doooorroooothyyy~
I'm so glad the surgery went okay, and that you're being released to rehab so soon. Your absence is like a BLEAK, BLACK HOLE IN MY HEART. We'll chant songs or dance or something when you get back. I'll draw pictures! And also, even if I am not with you in person, I'm with you in SPIRIT. A short, fluffy-haired spirit.
You and your family are doing an amazing job getting through this.
Love, Ashley :3
Wow, that's so good! Wootz!
Dear Hushing-Kline Fam,
Please know that you are in our thoughts constantly. We are praying for all of you! We are so thankful that Dorothy is making amazing progress. Not so unusual when you think what our God is capable of!
Dave and Leslie Bryson
hey there darling!
i am glad to hear that the surgery went well. we all miss you and will throw countless amounts of parties when you return. as ashley said, we are all with you in spirit, sending hugs, prayers, and a whole lotta love!
love,
alanna
<3
Post a Comment