Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Ready to go!

Terry is ready to move to step down from the SICU, but the doctors say one more day. He is doing fantastic...exercising his leg, and his "nub" as he calls it. Blood pressure is coming under control, aided by xanax. It is great to see him hungry again for meals. He is currently trying to make deals with the staff to get him out of here. It looks like we will be able to have videocam uplink during the benefit dinner, so Terry is very very excited about that. Since things are going so well, the next update may just give you the room and phone number of his rehab room!!
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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

What great news!!! Go Terry, Go God!!! We will just keep praying that your recovery is uneventful and remarkable. Our most sincere well wishes to you and your family.
Blessings,
The Cherioli's

September 3, 2008 at 6:36 PM
Anonymous said...

Awesome news!

September 3, 2008 at 9:20 PM
Anonymous said...

WOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

Kooz!

:)

September 4, 2008 at 6:57 AM
ken said...

great to hear terry keep it up

September 4, 2008 at 10:26 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.