Friday, April 24, 2009

Two Weeks!!!

Mark's surgery went smoothly today. He went in at 2:00pm and it took about 2 hours. They were able to replace some of the cadaver skin that wasn't taking, and Dr Guy says he is pleased with the results. His temp has been down since he came back from surgery, (It was 37.4 Celsius this evening.) and they have the heat lamps on him. His blood pressure is also down a bit this evening, but doesn't seem to be of concern to his doctors at this point.
Earlier in the day, the physical therapist began working with Mark's legs. Mark was alert, aware, and responding during the session. He was answering questions by blinking once for yes, and twice for no.
Dr Guy is now giving a projected time frame for placing the cultured skin in about 3 weeks. (If Mark behaves himself.)
It has been two weeks today since the accident, and Mark has come a long way already. There are a lot of miles left in this marathon, but he is on the right path and keeping a great pace.

2 comments:

  1. This is just the best news. Mark has made some great strides with help of a lot of prayers and great doctors. He was given a 2-3% chance of survival and Mark is showing us he only needed 1. Keep up the good fight Mark, you've got a lot of people rooting for you. Continue to allow God's blessing.

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  2. Mark, you are doing incredible well....you are most definitely a fighter.....so many people are behind you with their thoughts and prayers.

    Bettie Johnson

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