Meghan went to surgery at 3:40pm. Mom, Mike, Caitlin and Josh waited in the surgical waiting room after following Meghan through the halls and through pre-op. Nurses called to the surgical waiting room hourly with updates.
"The doctor has wrapped the wound on Meghan's leg."
"The doctor has finished the ulna (plates and cadaver bones to fill in the shattered parts)."
Dad and Terry arrived at 6pm-ish and were quickly brought up to speed on her progress. Michael and McKinsey returned with Mike for an adventure at the hospital and to "eat out" at the hospital cafeteria.
"The doctor has finished the radius (more plates and cadaver bones to fill in the shattered parts)."
Then the doctor came to the waiting room around 9:30ish.
He said that Meghan's leg wound and arm damage was more serious than we thought. She will need many surgeries to repair the wound. He explained how her two bones in her forearm were repaired and that her wrist was also pinned. He did not fix her elbow in this procedure because she had been under so long. He also told us that Meghan would be in ICU while the wound needed attention.
Mom and Dad went to see Meghan in recovery. Mom went home to try to get some sleep (after having only1-2 hours of sleep over 24+ hours). Shane and Terry went to a hotel and Meghan was in ICU by 11:30 pm. Nurse K called and gave Mom an update on Meghan and the rules for ICU visitation.
No comments:
Post a Comment