Update #2 on Brentie

A continued thank you for all the prayers for his quick recovery, phone calls, emails and messages. In the past few days many things have happened, so I thought I would share another update on how Brent is recovering. On Monday when we were able to unwrap the bandages on Brent's wrist several of the stitches came out and he was continuing to feel an intense yet different pain and the numbness. His left leg was feeling okay, not too much pain but the stitches and the skin surrounding it just didn't look right. We made many calls on that relaxing Labor day holiday and were able to make an appointment for first thing Tuesday morning with a group of specialists. Long story short they did not like how his leg looked, parts of the injury were not stitched all the way, the irritation of the skin surrounding the wound & parts of the wound were turning black etc, and for his hand it was obvious with the stitches falling out that repairs needed to be done. They did agree that his face was repaired quite well in the Emergency Room by the Oral Surgeon, but there were a few spots that looked infected and several bumps that would leave larger scars. Since there was a Plastic Surgeon in the practice, it would be a wise choice to have all the stitches on his face re-done as well to minimize the amount of scarring early on. It was agreed by all to take Brent into surgery later that evening and have all of the stitches taken out of his left thigh, left wrist and right side of his face and to re-do everything. So I took Brent home so he could rest for a bit and then took him back to the surgery center at 4:30pm for his surgery. At about 6:00 I said my "see ya laters" to Brent and was told it would be about a 1 hour  surgery and they would call me as soon as he was in recovery and waking up.

So 3 1/2 hours later I finally received a phone call from the anesthesiologist saying they should be finishing up the surgery in about 30 minutes. Finally I could relax a little bit, knowing that he was okay. Around 10:15 he was done in surgery and brought to recovery, and I was able to bring a very sleepy, uncomfortable and in pain hubby home at midnight.

So the report from the doctors was that,

 It took them over an hour just to prep and clean out all of the wounds. The nurses said they irrigated and flushed everything over and over to make sure they got everything. His face was in pretty good shape, but his wrist was infected and full of debris they took a culture in case anything comes up, and his thigh was also very irritated/infected and still full of debris (gravel, dirt, oil etc.) These doctors are amazing, I am so thankful for their patience and willingness to not rush and to repair his body to the most perfect condition possible. I know it's hard not to wonder why things were not cleaned and done completley correctly the first time in the Emergency Room trauma, but in reality the ER's job is to stabliize the patient and that's exactly what they did. I am just glad that Brent and I are smart, and in-tune to follow those feelings, that he NEEDED to be seen again. Had we not followed those feelings the Doctors said  that within a few days he would have been back in the Emergency Room with infections. They also mentioned that while repairing his wrist that another reason for the intense pain besides the infection was that his artery had been cut. I cannot say it enough how thankful I am that we have this outcome considering what a horrible situation it was. All three injuries were near major arteries, so it is a total blessing that nothing more disastrous happened. His fractured vertebrae is achy and uncomfortable but he is coping well with wearing the brace. We are happy to know that his Doctors have given him the okay to be back at work on Monday the 12th with a half day. And that afternoon he should be getting his stitches out. Below are a few before and after shots for Brent's comparision. Obviously we do not have pictures of what his injuries initially looked like. Because honestly my dad, Brent and I  all agree that those are images we hope we will one day be able to forget. Probably the only one's that may have appreciated some initial pictures were the doctors who were working on him.

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Very Graphic Pictures Below

 Emergency Room Repair

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 Emergency Room Repair

 Specialist Repair

Emergency Room Repair

Specialist Repair