Friends and family,<\/p>\n
A quick update:<\/p>\n
Since our last update, it was determined that dad still has pneumonia. This caused some additional abnormalities, including a fever and high heart rate with some atrial fibrillation and flutter. He was placed on a different antibiotic and heart medication and his heart has been stable for a couple days. His kidney performance deteriorated slightly (likely a result of the heart problems), so he will be placed back on the renal therapy today. He is also back on the ventilator full time, one setting above the minimum where they will take him off again. The doctors still feel optimistic about his progress and only consider this a minor set back. <\/p>\n
Dad did not go back to surgery yesterday because the donor sites on his back weren\u2019t healed enough. The back-up plan is to take him back next week, but this may be delayed because of the renal therapy. He has to be off renal therapy for a couple days before surgery.<\/p>\n
There is some benefit to the delay. The additional time will give his legs more time to heal with negative pressure dressings. This means that some of the bumps and ridges caused because all the tissue was removed will fill in and create a smooth foundation for his skin grafts.<\/p>\n
Colin and Ian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Friends and family, A quick update: Since our last update, it was determined that dad still has pneumonia. This caused some additional abnormalities, including a fever and high heart rate with some atrial fibrillation and flutter. He was placed on … Continue reading