Heading home!!!!

Dad was just released from the hospital!!! He and Mom are heading home right now. He will have to go to White Co everyday for an IV and will possibly have to have a visiting nurse come to change his dressings.

I just wanted to thank everyone for all the prayers and support throughtout Dads hospital stay!!! Have a safe 4th of July weekend!!!!

Results..

Dad is out of surgery and back up to the room. The doctor said that it doesn't look like it's traveled into the bone or anything like that. His toe is kind of purple now but that's because of the surgery. It should be ok. He will have to be on observation to see if everything looks good then they will just stitch or staple it up.

The redness should die down with a little time.

Dad is in good spirits...

Waiting Rooms

If you know me then you know that I can't stand waiting rooms. I get nervous. My mind starts to wander. I just don't like them.

They just took Dad down to the Surgery Prep room. Mom, Grandma, and Grandpa all went in to be with him while I decided to go ahead and come down here. He is going to go in to surgery in a few minutes. I'm not sure how long it will take but I'm sure Mom will know more when she comes in here.

His toe actually looks a little better today. It's not quite as red. I'm ready to see what the doctor has to say after he's done.

As always, I will update when I know more.

More Later....

Update: 9:12 P.M.

Dad's podiatrist came in this evening and looked at his foot again. He decided to schedule for I guess surgery tomorrow afternoon. I don't know if that's what it is classified under but that's what I'm calling it. They are going to go in and open up his toe to get a better look at the infection as well as clean it out/drain it. We won't know any more until after this happens. Dr. P said that Dad is going to have to sign a waiver to allow them to amputate the toe if they get in there and it needs to be done. That way they won't have to do two separate surgeries.

I'm going to head to work in the morning and hopefully get off in enough time to go see him before he goes into surgery.

Prayers are always appreciated.

Night

This is the day that the Lord has made...

We have had a busy week so far. Monday, my Dad had a doctors apt for an infection in his foot. I got a call yesterday around 12 saying that he was going to be admitted into the hospital. His second toe on his left foot is bright red. They admitted him into the new Clarian hospital in Lafayette. He has a private room, which is nice. He is in isolation right now but we are able to visit with him since the infection isn't airborne. He seems to be in good spirits. And continues to assure us that he is 'fine'. My Dad is a strong one!!! :o) Love him to pieces.

It turns out that he has a staph infection in his toe and it's not certain if it has traveled to his foot yet. There is a possibility that he might lose that toe. We aren't sure yet. His podiatrist won't be able to come in until later this afternoon.

We'd appreciate any extra prayers!!

I will update as we find out more.

More later...