Well I thought everyone would enjoy the before & after pictures of Bill today. We went in at 9:30, surgery started at 1pm & we were home by 5:30. Dr. Marchetto explained how it all went. He was happy at the overall condition of the knee. He shaved a little of the meniscus that was torn, removed the old screw from Bill's first ACL repair, and placed a cadaver achilles tendon into the knee as the new ACL. He was able to leave in a few old staples (they would have been difficult to remove) and also noticed that a small portion of Bill's PCL was actually still attatched...praise God!! Bill was a little loopy after surgery & asked me the same question 3 times...(hehe, poor guy)...I was so happy to see him, I didn't mind.
Bill is now resting in his CPM (continuous passive motion) machine which bends & straightens his leg and under his dressing is an ice pack which I have hooked up to a cooler to pump cold water to his knee. His knee is still numb from the femoral block (nerve block to numb the leg), but I'm sure he'll need the percocet tomorrow.
So all is well. Thank you for your prayers & a big thanks to Emily for watching the kids all day & for the wonderful meal from Whitney. We'll keep you posted on my man's knee so keep checkin in!
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So glad to hear so far so good. Hope that Bill can stay comfortable and heals fast!
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