We just spoke with the surgeon. The wounds on her legs are much, much worse than anticipated. They extend deep into the tissues of her legs, in some cases several inches down to the fascia and muscle. He also said that it is very irregular or marbled in veins rather that affecting broad areas of tissue. They worked to remove as much of the dead tissue as they could. He estimated that they took out between four and six cups of tissue from her legs. This means that she will require extensive wound care and several more surgeries before they will do any grafting. She will likely be in the Burn Unit ICU through the end of the month.
He is optimistic that she will be able to regain full functioning, but not without extensive rehabilitation, likely continuing through the end of the year. After she leaves the hospital she will, likely need to be in inpatient rehabilitation for some time. She continues to be very, very sick. When asked if this is rare, he replied that it is extremely rare occurring at a rate of 1:250,000 to 1:1,000,00.
He said that the surgery went relatively well, considering. Her heart rate stayed constant, and the tracheostomy was placed without complications. They will monitor her hematocrit to see if she requires transfusion. She continues to have a long and rough road to travel. We appreciate your prayers and concern.
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Heather and Mark, our hearts bleed for you and we wish you could just go home, too. We love you and are praying for your whole family. I hope the Lord continues to send you hope, peace, and many, many miracles.
love,
Michelle F
Heather and Mark...... My prayers are with you. Mark, Heather is blessed to have you by her side. I wish I could reach out and make her well!! Love you Heather!!!! Love, Heidi P.S. Hannah is just about the cutest little girl I have ever seen!!!
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