Well praise the Lord... My dad had surgery late friday night and they were able to save his leg. The doctor very clearly admitted he is not hopeful with this new knee. He put in the knee that has medicine in it and is meant to just be a temporary knee. The goal is to use this knee for him to be mobile while the infection clears up. If in a few months the infection does clear up they will put in a permanent knee.
Last night/early saturday morning, his leg was bleeding and it took 3 nurses to put pressure on the leg to have it stop bleeding. Also he had a fever of 103 degrees very early this morning. We are still just waiting a while to see what will happen. We are just thankful at this point that his leg is still saved and there is a chance he can keep it. I will keep this blog updated throughout the day.
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