Monday, August 18, 2008

One more before Rehab!

Surgery went well...the amputation site was closed up, and no further infection was found in the right leg. The doctors were able to plate the ankle and put screws into the lower leg bones. The faciotomies were left open and will be closed on Friday...which should be Terry's LAST surgery. Then on to rehab. The doctor said Terry should be able to stand and bear weight on his right leg in about 4 months! And he can and SHOULD start eating lots of protein, calcium and Vitamin D. I can't wait to tell Terry that...he has been so weak on that liquid diet. Popsicles only go so far! Prayers must be working...He has overcome all these hurdles and is still fighting!
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6 comments:

ken said...

great to here terry thanks for the updates ......ken

August 18, 2008 at 11:39 PM
Anonymous said...

That's AWESOME!

WooHoooooooooo!

Go Terry Go Buddy!

Still no visits from friends/brothers yet?

Kooz!

:)

August 19, 2008 at 7:30 AM
Anonymous said...

Great to hear that everything is starting to look better! Hang in there Terry and the whole McDowell family and all his friends!

August 19, 2008 at 9:16 AM
Unknown said...

God is Good! Nice to hear things are getting better!


Tony (ADE) and Family!

August 19, 2008 at 9:48 AM
Anonymous said...

Go God!! It's so good to hear how everything is progressing. Thank you for allowing our family to follow along on this journey with you and your family. We continue to pray that God would continue to keep all of you safe and that rehab will go smoothly as possible.
Blessings,
The Cherioli's

August 19, 2008 at 4:59 PM
Unknown said...

Glad to hear things are going well!!
Dakotah, Doug, & Nancy

August 19, 2008 at 8:48 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.