I met today with the attending surgeon, and got the straight goods on what took place. Number one is the repair of the tibia. They inserted a plate and screws to hold the bone together. The dislocated knee was put back in the proper place. There was no major damage to the femur. They did repair the PCL (the rear ligament) which was torn. They repaired the meniscus cartilage. There is damage to the MCL but they did not repair it, and it might not need to be repaired, depending on how stable the knee is after the bones heal. The ACL looks good. The doctor had to move some nerves so there is concern about losing mobility in her ankles, but things look fine as of right now.

She is in a fairly large metal knee brace that reaches from about four inches above the ankle reaching basically to the groin. Her leg is wrapped in a tensor bandage under the brace.

They got her out of bed, and she took three small hops using a walker. She was able to sit up in a wheel chair and chat with me today. She looked a bit more alert, and not so drugged up. She now has control over her own pain medication, but the nurses said she is using very little.

They have requested a transfer for her back to Surrey Memorial, which will make it easier for me to get to her. Royal Colombian is close to an hour each way for me, but Surrey Memorial is only ten minutes away. They aren’t sure when that will take place, but it might not occur til late in the night. Last time they transferred her at midnight.

So all in all, she looks better, but still is in a lot of pain. Her leg is swollen quite severely, about twice the size of her other leg. I’m not sure how she will do at home here, but hopefully they will keep for a few more days til the pain subsides somewhat.

On a side note: I’m rather surprised and disappointed that Home Depot has not bothered to even make a phone call to inquire about how she is doing. I’m fairly certain that they don’t often have shoppers removed in an ambulance, and you’d think they’d make an effort to see how she’s doing!