Finally, Dad has had an operation on his arm! It was originally supposed to be Sunday night, but got pushed back to Monday, and then delayed three times on Monday, so finally today (after one delay) he had a small operation called debribment. Basically a procedure of about an hour or so to remove bad tissue (eg infected bits). So the arm now has new vacuum dressings on it, and the wounds look cleaner. The scaffolding is still there to keep the arm still, and he is still on the ventilator.
Before the operation, the surgeons/doctors had to wake Dad somewhat to see if he had any movement in his damaged arm. They think he might have some sensation in one of his fingers, but it was not conclusive - a slightly positive sign I guess. What was REALLY pleasing was the fact that Dad (somehow) was asking for Mum!! So we went in together tonight to see him....and of course he was sleeping :-)
Tomorrow they will try to wake him and take the ventilation tube out. I'm hopeful that this will be successful, but it could take more than a day (or more than one attempt) to make it work.
Dad's temperature has dropped since yesterday, so it would appear that the infection is being fought off - fingers crossed.
Hopes and prayers for Dad.
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