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Approximately 2 weeks ago Kendra apparently stepped on a sharp object that punctured her foot at which time a germ or bacteria entered her foot and began to grow. That is the very abbreviated version. :-) This past Tuesday her foot was looking a bit awful so I took her to the doctor. Since she was still very mobile, there was no redness and it was not warm to the touch at all he sent her home with instructions to watch it for redness, fever, etc. By Wednesday afternoon she refused to walk on it at all and there was redness and it was much more swollen than previously. The doctor's office sent us to the ER. They admitted her and started IV antibiotics immediately. On Thursday, May 21, they operated on her foot and removed a large section of infected tissue. She is doing well now. Here are some pictures from the last week.
Here is a pic of what the foot looked like on Wednesday.
This ER doc has seen 3 of our 4 children now.
Before surgery
Immediately following surgery. Notice the teddy bear. I thought it was extremely sweet of the nurses (or whoever it was) to bandage up Teddy as well. He also went into surgery with her wearing a hat just like hers.
This is how Kendra gets to spend her time outside now. :-(
This is what the wound looks like as of yesterday. It looks even better today.
6 comments:
Poor baby :( Hope she heals quickly!
Bless her little heart! I bet this was a scary time for all of you! Glad the surgery went well and her foot is healing nicely.
Aw. The tears in that first pic are heart breaking. I'm so glad that she is healing faster than they expected.
We are praying for you. I know how your Mommy heart feels. Krista had a 4-wheeler accident on Monday. (I posted a picture on Facebook.) While she is pretty banged up, we are thankful she is alive!
Sorry to hear about Kendra's foot. Glad she's doing better! Too bad she's laid up in the summer. :-( Will continue to pray for her.
OH MY. What a challenge to start the summer out with a bum foot. Thank our God that you didn't let it go any longer and they took care of things. I am so looking forward to seeing her in Kdg. ! ! ! Love to that little miss. ---maryh
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