Sherry visited Dr. Soparkar this morning, and he's decided that she needs another round of surgery. He says it's a minor correction that will be done in the office under local anesthesia. She's set to have this done a week from today.
Sherry and I appreciate your continued prayers, notes, and well wishes. She's coming along but has quite a way to go to full recovery.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Friday, November 4, 2011
Home - Sweet - Home
11:12 pm - They released her from the Methodist Neurosensory Surgical Center at around 9:50pm. After a slow drive home, we've got her in her own bed, resting with frozen peas on her face (doctor's orders). Dr. Soparkar called at 11:00pm to check on her, and all seems well.
Many thanks to all the wonderful health care providers we encountered today at Methodist. Nurses, orderlies, assistants, surgeons, specialists, receptionists, et.al., down the line - top notch professional care. I couldn't ask for better treatment.
Many thanks to all the wonderful health care providers we encountered today at Methodist. Nurses, orderlies, assistants, surgeons, specialists, receptionists, et.al., down the line - top notch professional care. I couldn't ask for better treatment.
Out of Surgery!
6:55 pm - Both doctors (Dr. Terry Taylor, maxillofacial/oral surgeon, & Dr. Soparkar, eye plastic surgeon) report that things went well; she looks good. She's sporting a titanium plate in her cheek area, and a new synthetic orbitbal floor. This is encouraging news, and I'm looking forward to taking her home. A couple of hours in recovery, and then to the house! What a relief!
Hurry Up and Wait at Methodist Hospital
We checked Sherry in at Methodist Neurosensory Surgical Center as ordered at 8:45 this morning. At about 12:30 pm., Dr. Soparkar came to tell us that Dr. Alford had taken ill and could not operate. They put in a call to another ENT who agreed to do the operation, but he can't work her in until "the end of the day."
In the meantime, Dr. Soparkar gave instructions to keep her as pain free as possible as she waits. So, she's hooked to an IV; lying in pre-op; drifting in and out; and waiting.
That's where we stand for now.
[They succeeded in contacting Dr. Terry Taylor who's agreed to do the part Dr. Alford had planned to do. Dr. Taylor is not an ENT, but is an oral surgeon who specializes in maxillofacial surgery.]
In the meantime, Dr. Soparkar gave instructions to keep her as pain free as possible as she waits. So, she's hooked to an IV; lying in pre-op; drifting in and out; and waiting.
That's where we stand for now.
[They succeeded in contacting Dr. Terry Taylor who's agreed to do the part Dr. Alford had planned to do. Dr. Taylor is not an ENT, but is an oral surgeon who specializes in maxillofacial surgery.]
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
The Second Face Doctor
We took Sherry's new CT scan films to Dr. Eugene Alford, and he walked us through the procedure he and Dr. Soparkar plan to do on November 4. Dr. Alford will use titanium plates to hold her various fractures together. He had the same surgery done himself by Dr. Soparkar, and let Sherry feel the plate under his eye. We like this guy.
Monday, October 24, 2011
More Imaging
Dr. Soparkar ordered more CT scans; we went to the Hermann Memorial Imaging Center on Richmond and had another round of scans done. We delivered one set of films to Dr. Soparkar's office. He called to say he'd reviewed the films and was set to do the surgery.
First Round of Specialists
We took Sherry in to see Dr. Key at Methodist, and he gave her a clean bill of health on the condition of her eye; but noted that she needed extra help with the multiple fractures of her orbit and face. He got us in to see Dr. Charles Soparkar within an hour.
Dr. Soparkar looked at her emergency room CT scans and suggested surgery to repair the multiple fractures. He set us up to see a second "mid-face" surgeon (Dr. Eugene Alford) to handle the cheekbone repair.
Dr. Soparkar's explanation is that the fracturing of the cheek structure and its subsequent dislocation inward toward her nose and eye had shattered the orbital floor. This left her with a "flat" cheek on that side of her face, and with nothing but the displaced cheekbones supporting her eyeball.
The plan is for Dr. Alford to repair the fractured maxillary sinus and zygomatic arch; and to rotate the entire structure back into its proper location; which then, leaves nothing to support her eyeball.
Dr. Soparkar will then place a synthetic bone in to replace her shattered orbital floor. This then will become a part of her as the tissue grows into the synthetic bone. All of this surgery will be done on November 4.
Dr. Soparkar looked at her emergency room CT scans and suggested surgery to repair the multiple fractures. He set us up to see a second "mid-face" surgeon (Dr. Eugene Alford) to handle the cheekbone repair.
Dr. Soparkar's explanation is that the fracturing of the cheek structure and its subsequent dislocation inward toward her nose and eye had shattered the orbital floor. This left her with a "flat" cheek on that side of her face, and with nothing but the displaced cheekbones supporting her eyeball.
The plan is for Dr. Alford to repair the fractured maxillary sinus and zygomatic arch; and to rotate the entire structure back into its proper location; which then, leaves nothing to support her eyeball.
Dr. Soparkar will then place a synthetic bone in to replace her shattered orbital floor. This then will become a part of her as the tissue grows into the synthetic bone. All of this surgery will be done on November 4.
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