Meghan had her follow up appointment at the ortho today. Her elbow and radius are healing as expected. Her ulna was the most shattered bone and Dr. W said it's still too early to tell if it's healing correctly.
At PT today, Meghan was allowed to ride the bike for 10 min in addition to her regular therapy for her leg.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Week 10 - update
Meghan's skin graft surgery has been scheduled for Monday, February 9th at 9am!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is very exciting news - Meghan can finally see the finish line on her race to recovery!
It will be a split thickness graft and recovery is expected to be 2-4 weeks. She'll go back on the wound V.A.C. for at least a week and then will have dressing changes until it's healed. She will have to avoid movement that might stretch or injure the graft for 3-4 weeks. The doctor expects her to be hospitalized for only one night after the surgery.
She has pre-op on Thursday and we will switch her from Coumadin to shots for the blood clot. Five days after the surgery she'll go back on the Coumadin and resume monitoring of the blood thinner. She will probably skip a dose of her methotrexate after the surgery but will resume the following week. We are hoping the Wegener's meds won't slow recovery from the grafting.
The size of the area on her leg getting the graft is approximately 24 by 18 centimeters (10 by 7.5 inches). The donor site (other leg possibly) is expected to heal within 1-2 weeks.
It will be a split thickness graft and recovery is expected to be 2-4 weeks. She'll go back on the wound V.A.C. for at least a week and then will have dressing changes until it's healed. She will have to avoid movement that might stretch or injure the graft for 3-4 weeks. The doctor expects her to be hospitalized for only one night after the surgery.
She has pre-op on Thursday and we will switch her from Coumadin to shots for the blood clot. Five days after the surgery she'll go back on the Coumadin and resume monitoring of the blood thinner. She will probably skip a dose of her methotrexate after the surgery but will resume the following week. We are hoping the Wegener's meds won't slow recovery from the grafting.
The size of the area on her leg getting the graft is approximately 24 by 18 centimeters (10 by 7.5 inches). The donor site (other leg possibly) is expected to heal within 1-2 weeks.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Week 10
Meghan saw the plastic surgeon today. He said she's ready for the skin graft - which we already knew. His office will coordinate scheduling surgery "in a few weeks". Meghan isn't very happy with that time frame. He said it could be sooner but he didn't want to set her expectations too high. Scheduling depends on preauthorization by insurance and his surgery schedule availability.
She's no longer using her VAC on her leg and now has a huge bandage that has to be changed at home.
She's no longer using her VAC on her leg and now has a huge bandage that has to be changed at home.
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