Dad's nine hour surgery was a success! The surgeon said that the fundamental structure of the hip is repaired. It is unlikely Dad will need further surgical repairs, but that if he would, there is a solid foundation in place. Dad will spend the night in post-op recovery. It was a long and hard surgery for him; he received a couple of blood transfusions and a lot of IV fluid, so he may be pretty sedated tonight. At this point we are not sure if we will be allowed to visit him tonight. We will post another update when we find out.
Posted by Andrew on July 22, 2009 at 5:50pmPermalink