Thursday, August 21, 2008

Last surgery is tomorrow

If all goes well on Friday's surgery, Terry will be done with his operations! He enjoyed his visitors today, and also saw his kids again, so he was feeling good. He does tire easily, so we ask visits to be short, please. He will be stronger next week. Doctors have also noticed that Terry may have cracked some teeth, so a maxiofacial surgeon will be seeing Terry soon to assess what can be repaired while still in the hospital. Evidently the cracks cause some tooth pain when eating, so hopefully the dental work can be done at Beaumont.
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Keep it up Terry! dont forget to ask for some gold for that grille if they fix it! :-)

Smalls

August 21, 2008 at 11:05 PM
Anonymous said...

Got my little somethin, somethin done. Now all I need is a babysitter for my little boys!

See you soon BRO!!

HeeHee

Kooz

August 22, 2008 at 6:08 PM

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What Happened?

On Saturday, August 2, at approximately 11:30 a.m. Terry McDowell was involved in a head-on collision on Ormond Road in White Lake Township, MI.

An unknown young-adult fell asleep at the wheel, crossed over into the opposite lane, and struck Terry's van head-on. Police are still investigating.

Paramedics rushed Terry via helicopter to Beaumont Medical Center's Trauma Unit. He is in stable, but critical, condition and is currently in the Intensive Care Unit.

From what we know, there is no damage to the spinal cord or brain. He will undergo more X-rays and scans today to determine if there are further injuries. His injuries, as of Sunday, Aug 3 at 10:00 a.m. include:
> Broken right femur
> A compound fracture in his left femur
> A broken tibia
> A shattered ankle
> Slight cut to his liver
> Dissected aorta
> Fractured pelvis
> Unknown back injury
> Three broken ribs

Terry underwent 11 hours of surgery on Saturday evening. The first surgery was cardiac surgery to repair the damage to his torn, or dissected, aorta. They performed non-invasive heart surgery and used a stent to repair the aorta. The surgery was completed without complications.

The second surgery was orthopedic surgery to repair his broken bones. He came out of surgery strong, but remains in critical condition due to the complications that could arise from heart surgery and a compound fracture of the Femur.

He is expected to remain in the ICU for at least 48 hours.