Still in surgery.
Kathy is most afraid of CRPS (I think it means Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome).
It's where your body has inappropriate response to stimuli
(Like the burning acid feeling Kathy gets when someone lightly touches her foot).
Her surgeon said it's too soon to make that diagnosis.
She had a traumatic injury to her leg that included her nerves and he has seen in other patients the same pain reaction she is getting.
We are also concerned with the ligaments in Kathy's left knee.
Same surgeon said her knee will be very stiff for a long time as the cartilage was damaged, the knee repair and muscle injury will require extensive therapy to regain enough mobility to walk, but her knee should be stable and he is not overly concerned about her ligaments.
I'm still a bit worried though.
It seems like he's saying, "Since we've stopped the headwound from bleeding, I'm not concerned about whether she can hear on that side.".
Boy I probably really confused people with that one! Kathy does NOT have a head injury.
I was just making an example.
The surgeon probably isn't overly concerned about her smile either, but I'm concerned about it ALL!
Cadaver ligaments. That's so cool! Proud to say I'm an organ doner. It will be great to let someone else use my parts when I'm done with them!
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