A graft for Sela's foot.

14 August.  We returned to Wake Forest University Hospital with news that Sela’s foot will need a graft.  The tissue has not grown back as expected and some new tissue will have to come from her thigh to cover her foot.  It is not difficult, done outpatient, the pain will be bad, said the surgeon, but he’ll give her lots of pain killers.  The pain on the foot will come down from 10 to a 3 (it is now 7/8).  The thigh burns have healed well and there’s no more need for heavy bandages.  If this procedure is not done on her foot she may end up getting an infection, and may even need amputation in the worst case scenario.  It will be done early Friday 17, day after tomorrow, as Dr Craig does not want to wait any longer with that open wound.  We will leave early Thursday morning for admission at 11 am.  Brian got Florence and I a room at the Hampton Inn so that we don’t have to travel back and forth, and we can be there before they take her in early Friday morning.  Again Florence will come to the rescue, she has some vacation due to her.

Sela is a bit frightened, but she knows that it needs to be done.  Dr Craig told her that this can be cured by itself, over a long painful process, but that it can also get infected.  They will give her an epidural and some sedation.  He also said that the place where tissue will come off will be painful, but again she will be helped with pain killers.  I will be on my cell phone, but sometimes it fails.  Otto will spend the night with Michael and Anna.  This time the trip was uneventful and Sela was a bit subdued and quiet.  I sat in the back of the car while Florence drove and read and slept.  I’m exhausted with all of this ordeal.