Surgery went very well

Everything went well for the surgery on Bonnie's bedsore. After she was in plenty of pain but let them keep the breathing tube in. Recovery is about two weeks for the graft and muscle donation site to heal. When I told her that she panicked and wrote, "I don't have to stay here that long?" Hopefully that ends the set backs and she can concentrate on getting better and stronger.

Sugery scheduled for today

It's time! The bedsore is getting filled with muscle (I volunteered plenty of fat but they turned it down) and then will be stitched closed. It never made much healing process. So this afternoon Bonnie will go in for this proceedure with a plastic surgeon.
After that time, she has elected for the breathing tube to be removed against Dr Smith's orders (this is the ICU Dr). As family we are hoping she changes her mind or can manage breathing on her own after last week's near lung collapse. She looks worn and tired but hopefully can overcome this last leg of healing.
Praying for her!


Bonnie on St Patrick's Day





Not happy with the breathing tube Friday



Are you kidding me?

Thought I could enjoy a night off and went to see Beauty and the Beast with my daughter and all would hold while there. Nope. Marci tried to visit my mom Thursday night and was told to wait while the dr put in a breathing tube back down moms throat. Two hours later we got to see mom. She's not happy about having a breathing tube again nor about being tied up to keep her naughty hands from pulling it out. But the nurse said they were able to clear out her lungs while she was under. Hope this helps with the pneumonia. So we will continue to pray for her healing and hope she will be off that breathing tube very soon. She has prep for surgery tomorrow then a plastic surgeon will work on the bedsore problem. Normally having plastic surgery on ones rear is exciting however this surgery will take 2-3 months to heal afterwards. Going to be a long recovery. Bedsores are the worst invention since mosquitos and snakes. Never invent them! Thanks for all the support. My dad has managed much better since he's been fed!

Set back

Bonnies lungs are worse today. Filled with fluids. She is also having stomach paint too. Poor little woman is just having the roughest time.

Slow recovery

Tuesday the swelling in Bonnie's knee went down and she was able to get up and move around more. It is not as painful but still hurts. The weeping sores looked better on her legs too. Her heart is doing well. Not sure how it happened but it is squeezing harder now and pumping enough blood through her body now. The healing had begun but will be slow and long. Her lungs are weak and not forcing the co2 out so that's concerning. It may take some time to get the fluids out of there so the lungs can function correctly again. If she is well enough a plastic surgeon will close up the deep bedsore she's been struggling with at the end of this week. That's about all the details we have. If we are nOt there when the dr comes by we don't get any updates. Thanks for your prayers and kindnesses.

A few infections but not impossible to cure

First thing, this blog is for close family and friends. Please use this information with courtesy to my family. My dad is very private and stressed out. If you see him please don't not pester him about any of these details or tell him how bad his wife looks. Have some manners please and use some care if you have to drag him through all this medical stuff.  He does not understand half the illnesses and can't always hear the doctor- eh? Deal?

Now to put my mom's good neighbors at ease---


Bonnie has form of strep in her knee joint called beta hemolytic strep. We don't know where that came from. Her bedsore did get infected with a form of staph that is curable with antibiotics. Called gram-positive bacteria coccide. This staph is also present in the stuff she's coughing up. They also think she has pneumonia as well.

The good news is she does not have the hard to cure MRSA and there is no infection in her blood or her heart. This is a dodged bullet and a miracle. Her heart however is in a failure-type mode but I do not understand what that means or what is failing. Her blood pressure is very low so maybe that's the problem.

Obviously the swelling of her legs the care center did not try to correct was a sign of a weak heart. Her body retained water due to poor circulation and eventually created the swelling of her legs. When her legs could no longer handle any more water, the water came out of her legs in weeping sores. Hope you aren't eating while reading this.

This is a bad set back but we are hopeful once the infection gets under control she can resume healing from her heart valve surgery. Oh yeah that's where all this started.

She's back in ICU

Dragged mom back to the hospital Wednesday night. She was having trouble staying awake and her swollen legs made it hard to walk. Today they think her bedsore is infected with MRSA or a staff infection. She's very sick and has been fighting.