So, My dad has been in hospital since Dec. 12. He went in for surgery on his hip. He had two hip replacements done about 5-6 years ago. The one went well, the other has been a problem since day one.
The doctors discovered about two months ago that the surgery was done incorrectly which led to an infection in his bones, the pin was loose and so forth. Therefore TWO surgeries would be needed to correct the problem. The first to clean up and heal the infection, the other to do a proper hip replacement.
It has not been easy for my parents. Dad hates not feeling well, and doesn't do well being confined to a bed or wheelchair. BUT they were making the best of it. Well, then Dad got a clot in his leg. Not a good thing, but deal-with-able. BUT the clot decided it didn't want to stay there and part of it moved to his lung. NOT such a good thing. Dad thought he was going to die, and apparently he is one of the lucky ones, most folks die within the first hour of getting a pulmonary embolism. God must have further need for him here on earth...that is all I can credit it too. It is a bad clot...affected his left lung very much so, and his right lung just a bit. This is serious stuff.
I hate seeing them like this. I really wish it wasn't so. His second surgery has been put off until he is all healed up from the clots. They have him on meds that he tends not to do well on, so life won't be very fun for him for the next while. And then another surgery to look up against. God is being leaned on very much by my family. Please, if you read this, keep us in your prayers.
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