Back to Square Two

Jon has 3 pressure sores. We don't know how big they were before the surgery but after they were cleaned out, they are:

Right backside 12.5cm long (5 inches), 9 cm wide (3 1/2 inches) by 5cm (2 inches)deep.
Left backside 6.5 cm (2 5/8 inches)long, 3 cm (1 3/16 inches) wide by 4 cm (1 5/8inch) deep.
Right calf (not front afterall) 6 cm (2 1/2 inches) long, 5 cm (2 inches) wide by 2 cm (3/4 inch) deep.

The hospital considers him malnourished due to not eating breakfast and other proper meals. Therefore, he is being fed by a tube in his stomach. He was not getting the proper nutrition for the wounds to heal correctly. He is also on antibiotics for the wounds. They put the PIC line back in his arm.

He will be at St. Joseph's Hospital in Ft. Wayne for at least a few weeks in order to get the wounds healing correctly. The address is: 700 Broadway Burn Unit Room 9 Ft. Wayne IN 46802 Visiting hours start at 6:30 am. Visitors should not be contagious, if in doubt, ask for a mask since he is in the burn unit.

We don't know what level of care he will need when he gets out. He may need a higher level facility than Brookview. This is a giant step backwards. He went through so many levels of care in Columbus and finally had him at the lowest level. Our stomachs are still doing flippy flops. We don't think Jon fully understands the seriousness of his condition.

More snow... Bah hum bug!!

Will keep you posted, not on the snow but on Jon.