Toe surgery went well ....

First surgery done ... yeah! All went well today with the toe surgery or and it was about what I expected. The pastoral care pastor at church met us at the surgery center and prayed with us (& for the doctor), before we started.

The St. Louis orthopod was able to get the toes to move during surgery, so we'll hope that it stays that way. He couldn't close all of the incision (original area by the big toe), so it sounds like we'd need to keep our plans w/Dr. I in San Antonio in several weeks. Part of it is still open and he wasn't able to stitch it closed. I had thought this would be the case, so I am okay with this news. The St. Louis surgeon said that it really does need a new blood supply, which is what Texas had thought in the past several weeks. At least the forearm graft is on the under side of the forearm.

I had a great anesthetic person and he set up this imagination Hawaii scene verbally, as I drifted off to sleep. We also did an anesthetic "block" behind my knee, so I won't feel a thing for the next 24 hours .... it is a good thing. A little nausea, but medication has helped. I have four pins in the toes that are each about 6-8 inches long. At the end of each pin is a colored ball (looks like a tack head) that sticks out the end of each toe. They will take them out during the Texas surgery. It has been a long day but mom is doing well, too.

Thanks for praying ... it made it all easier today.

Much love,
Jenny