The intention was to rebuild and pin the ankle...unfortunately, the ankle was still filled with rock and gravel debris. They cleaned it out thoroughly, and now need to wait out the infection zone. Ankle surgery is now scheduled for Thursday.
They cleaned and re-assessed her left leg and are hoping to start bone work on Monday. We were very relieved to see that they took a new approach to the swelling; they have widened the openings in the side of her legs and added a spongelike material and a set of drainage tubes. The swelling in that leg did some damage to the calf muscle, so now it is crucial to keep it under control. There is actually some give when you push on her thigh...before it felt like rock.
She is a little slower coming around this time and still on the ventilator, but she's definitely holding her own and should have the tube out of her throat within the hour.
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