Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Out of the ICU

Terry moved out of the ICU and to the surgical floor(North Tower, 7th floor.). Officially in rehab, it appears. Since the faciotomies will not be closed until Friday's surgery, we still request visits be limited to immediate family the rest of the week. He may be ready for visitors next Sunday if all goes well with Friday's surgery. He is still on heavy pain meds, and still weak, however with proper rest away from the noisy ICU, and with regular meals, he should have strength back soon. He has been thru the worst...each day should be better now.
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3 comments:

ken said...

sounds great gods blessings are following terry and his family

August 19, 2008 at 10:20 PM
Anonymous said...

Sooo Glad to hear the wonderful news!

GO Terry GO! See you soon BUD!

HeeHee

Kooz

:)

August 19, 2008 at 11:05 PM
AZmommy23 said...

AMAZING!

August 20, 2008 at 10:45 AM

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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.