Day 20 - April 30th

The meeting that Jan had today with the orthopedic specialist was both interesting and promising. The Xray they did on Jan right after the accident revealed a hairline crack on the right rear side of the pelvis (in addition to the major breaks in the front of the pelvis). This is why she couldn't put any weight on her right leg; they needed to make sure that the hairline crack didn't worsen. Today they did a follow up Xray on Jan, and it revealed another hairline crack they didn't catch before. This was on the left back side of the pelvis. Seeing that she's been putting all her weight on her left leg, this hairline crack has been causing her quite a bit of pain. It did displace slightly, but not enough to require surgery. The specialist gave the go ahead for Jan to start putting weight equally on both legs, albeit carefully. This puts the therapists in their final phases for Jan. All of this means that Jan could be coming home within in a week. We'll see how it goes.

Day 19 - April 29th

Jan seems to get better each day, but the pain continues to wear on her. She was told today by the therapy staff at Health South that if the meeting with the orthopedic specialist tomorrow goes well, she could be home within a week. We're keeping our fingers crossed. This has us kicking into high gear at home to make sure the house is ready.

Here's hoping ...