SOME PHOTOS SHOW GRAPHIC. IMAGES OF THE DAMAGE AND OPERATION IMAGES- SKIP THE IMAGES IF THOSE TYPE OF IMAGES BOTHER YOU.

I know this book has been slow on updates. My plans when I started rewriting chapters 1-5 and publishing it December 14, 2023 chapter 1. (I  was planning to publish each chapter on Monday, but that not been happening.) . Then to start writing new chapters 6 and keep aimingfor Mondays, but that schedule hasn't been happening since I ended up breaking my ankle Dec 15.

Down below I am sharing my hospital photos. Some are bloody and graphic.  Skip photos if that sort of image bothers you.

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Broke foot in Ohio on way to visit daughter's family in Missouri. I spent eight days in the hospital in Ohio.

Pain medicine is great. Hubby said I was smiling and silly after that.

Following photos were day after surgery. They placed two plates, 18 screws, 53 staples and 6 stitches.

They cleaned the wound the day after the break.

Glad they just have me pain meds again in IV.

December 23 I am heading back to my home. It took a little over 8 hours to get back home. I set up on couch since bedrooms are upstairs.

December 26 went to see my primary doctor to arrange homecare.

December 29
Began vomiting, running fever, and went to local hospital. Told I had blood infection and UTI.

They took another X-ray the next day. You can see the hardware and staples.

January 4
Was taken to rehab center

January 12 had stitches removed by my local orthopedic doctor, PA doctor and aids;  and told an area had not healed. They sent me to wound doctor.

Ran out of room for more photos. The lower area shows where it did not heal. Found out the brown area was not scabs but where my skin had actually died. Will need surgery. They had tried to dissolve the scab and hope was new skin would form but it did not and could see the plate and screws.my ortho on Feb 11 stated it is now time to consider the surgery. It was decided he would not do it. He was sending me to trauma team.

Feb 13 released from rehab center and Feb 14 admitted to a trauma hospital. What has happened since then was Feb 15 was ortho trauma surgeon did surgery where removed one plate and several screws. Plus removed dead skin. It was 4 hour surgery. He attached a wound vac to area to remove the bacteria. Been giving a lot of antibiotics in IV.

February 16 vascular surgeon did amgeogram surgery to map out blood vessels for plastic surgeon who will have to skin grafts over area where dead skin was to my area wound vac is cleaning.

Feb 20 the ortho trauma surgeon did surgery to replace the wound vac plus did culture in area to see if bacteria is still there. It took a little over an hour.

Today is Feb 21, 2024

Friday- February 23 repeating Feb 20 surgery

Tuesday- Feb 27 if no bacteria showing in previous culture will have the major surgery. If bacteria is still there will repeat Feb 20 surgery. If no bacteria will have the major surgery surgery.if bacteria still there will continue antibiotic regiment. Then Tuesday and Friday will be either repeat cleaning until bacteria is gone or major surgery day.

Major surgery is...
Orthopedic Trauma surgeon and team will rebuild that ankle and place rods in leg/ankle area. (even though lower leg had the break they refer to it as an ankle break.) This surgery will take 4 to 5 hours.

Then there will be a switch over of surgical teams which will take around 30 minutes or so.

Finally will the plastic surgeons who will do the skin grafting in me. This will take 4 to 5 hours also.

Plus be in pre-op an hour or more.  Then post op will be a minimum of 2 hours.

Overall major surgery day will be a minimum 12-1/2 hours before being sent to my room.

Hope is surgery will be February 27 and not later dates.