Thursday, August 7, 2008

surgery is scheduled for Friday

Surgery for the "unbreakable man" is scheduled for sometime tomorrow to repair his pelvis. We will know later today as to the time frame. Surgery is estimated at 4 hours. A plate will be attached to the front of the pelvis to close it. They may also have to fix a temporary external fixator attached to each hip. The leg faciotomies are still too swollen to close up, but they will be dressed and flushed, and repaired later when they can do skin grafts to close them. I believe God answered all the prayers with a miracle on his kidneys, so keep up the prayers...we need to see a few more miracles.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Keep up the good work Terry! Happy to hear you are making progress. You are in our thoughts and prayers 24/7.
Hang in there Dana...Your husband is a warrior. :)

Chris Bayles

Anonymous said...

Good News!! Yea. We will keep praying for a speedy recovery. Be strong Terry!

The Moore's

Anonymous said...

So much for going thru metal detectors now Terry!! keep up the good work man!!

Smalls

Anonymous said...

My families prayers are with ya Terry. Don't hesitate to ask for any help keeping the rc track going.

Brian Starkel

Unknown said...

Just checking in to see how the Unbreakable" man is doing. Very happy to hear he's much better. We pray that tomorrow's surgery is a success.

Hang in there buddy!

Tony (ADE and family)

Anonymous said...

Best wishes from all of us. Not just for Terry but for Dana, Mom, Sis and all of the family. From all of us.

Nickolas, Debbie, and Dave Habben

Shawn Bowen said...

Great news Terry! We are praying for you all the way. Keep up the good work and keep it punched!

Anonymous said...

Good luck tomorrow Terry! I'll be thinking of you BUDDY!

Hee Hee

Kooz

:)

Anonymous said...

best wishes for a full recovery, our prayers are with you and your family. your friends at Stateline R/C

Anonymous said...

Awesome, awesome news Terry . My thoughts and prayers continue to be with you.

Bobby Flack

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.