2 July PM

The surgery is over and Henry is resting well. Everything went well and he now has 2 vacs draining his leg wound. There are no tubes going in through his mouth any more and his arm is resting across his belly. Its looking like he will continue to have these surgeries for his degloving wounds three times a week.

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2 July afternoon

Henry went into surgery at 1:30. At 3:00, the tracheotomy was complete and they were starting on his pelvis and other wounds. His abdomen is swelling into the bar so they have to readjust the bar. He is not expected to be done with this surgery until 6:00.
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2 July AM

Henry is going in at 10 for surgery. They are still planning on the tracheotomy, cleansing his skin wounds and working on his pelvis. I'd expect at least a 4 hour surgery this time.
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1 July PM

Henry rested well today.
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1 July AM

Henry continues to be agitated by the tubes but there is only one day left on the ones going through his mouth. The doctors say that if he does well during the surgery tomorrow and enough blood is available, they will work on his pelvis as well.

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30 June PM

Henry had a fairly relaxing day today. While the ventilator is getting more agitating in his throat, his meds have changed and the cloudiness in his eyes is starting to clear up. He is still strapped down to keep him from hurting himself or removing the breathing tubes.
He is not scheduled for any procedures tomorrow and hopefully gets some more rest and strength.
Friday he is scheduled for another cleaning and the ventilator will get moved to his throat. This will minimize some of the risks with staying on a ventilator. It will also, eventually, allow him to talk.
The next pelvis surgery should be early in the week.
The family was told today not to expect him to come home before Thanksgiving.
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30 June AM

Henry had a short procedure this morning to insert a small umbrella-like object into one of the veins returning to his heart. This will catch any air bubbles that may come from his leg to avoid further complications. Everything went well and he is recovering.
He has been heavily sedated since the surgery yesterday. It was a major event though and he needs the rest.

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