Going Home!!!!

Going home today at about 2:30. Im really excited. Got my dressings changed, passed my thereapy tests and had the family trained on moving me. Still scheduled to come back on Teusday for ankle surgery and will be back in the hospital for a couple of days at least but at least I get to go home for few days. Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers, so far everything is going well.

Dan

Pain from Plate and Screws

I have been dealing with quite a bit of pain from the plate and screws that were put into my knee on Tuesday. Pain is better today and I am still hoping to go home on Friday. I was able to put weight on my left leg again today, which is good. Painful but good as far as mobility is concerned. Ankle surgery is still scheduled for next Tuesday with more screws and plates along with likely ligament damage repair. One step at a time.

Dan

Right Knee

The surgery on the right knee went okay. It was a big mess! The Doctor was able to get the tibia back in place and secured with screws and a plate. The cartilage in the knee was pretty bad, and Dan will probably have lots of pain in the knee, with a possible knee replacement years down the road. He will really have to take it easy and said running is definitely out for him. I guess that leaves me to run the 5K's. He gave me some x-rays to point things out, and said they can put all the x-rays on a disk for Dan to show.

The right ankle is still very swollen, so we will be in next Tuesday for right ankle surgery. He said, "It just wobbles" which means the tendon on the inside of the ankle is more than likely torn as well. So plates and screws are definitely in store.

The anesthesiologist said today, "only bad things happen fast, good things take time." I guess Dan's recovery will take some time, so please keep praying for him. He has a very long road ahead of him.

Angelique Flack

Left Knee

Surgery went well! Inner 2 layers of the Artery (in the left knee) were torn and that was the cause of the clot. Doctors removed about an 1/2 inch of the artery and replaced it with a vein. He is headed up to recovery and I am so excited to see him soon. The Orthopedic Specialist will be in later today and hopefully all is well and he can repair the right tibia and ankle tomorrow.

Thanks for all the prayers, as they are working and mean so much. The kids are getting so excited to have daddy back home. The Wii awaits.

Angelique Flack

Visitors

Just had a nice visit from Jesse Thurmes, Jason Elson and Tony Poeschel. Surgery to fix the clot in my left leg is still on for monday morning. I will update after surgery to let everyone know how it went. Big thanks to Brandon for setting this page up. Thanks for all the support everyone.

Photos from Angelique

Elaina and I visited Dan yesterday and took a few pics. We just wanted to share them with everyone. (see photos on the right side of the page)

Angelique Flack