Knee update

Sara and my parents have spent the afternoon and evening at the Dr's office and IMC emergency room. The specialist verified that the ACL has not been affected but only the PCL (thats good!). They were also able to see that it wasn't fully torn so they will not need to do surgery (another good thing). The Dr. said she could not leave to the MTC this Wednesday. They want to see her back at the Dr's in two weeks. Until then she will continue to wear the brace and keep her leg straight. After two weeks they are hoping to begin doing physical therapy. They are thinking she will be able to go into the MTC in about 6-8 weeks, so probably about the same time that Carter is leaving.

The Dr was concerned about Sara's circulation. Her cap refill time was slow and I thought her coloring didn't look very good when we saw her yesterday. They had my parents take her to IMC emergency room to have her circulation looked at. They found that she has several blood clots in her veins. She has been put on coumadin (a blood thinner) but coumadin takes several weeks before it reaches the appropriate therapeutic level. In the meantime, she will also be on lovenox--which is also a blood thinner but faster acting. She will be on lovenox for several weeks until her coumadin levels reach the appropriate level. This means that she will have frequent blood tests to insure she is getting the appropriate dosages of both medications. She will be on coumadin for the next couple of months.

So we will have Sara around for the summer. I know its a bummer for her but I'm excited to have more time with her :)

Count Down!

In less than a week Sara will enter the MTC and then fly out to Indonesia. This blog is to enable family and friends to access the letters and things Sara will send home to family.