Please add my mom and stepdad to your prayers for us, if you would. While the doctor says it had been brewing for a few days, my stepdad only told my mom yesterday morning that his foot was purple. Mom took him to see his doctor, of course, and the doctor sent him straight to the ER.
They ran tests all day and determined he had a blood clot and an "aneurysm-like" thing behind his knee. At 6:00 or so they took him to do a procedure to take care of it. By 7:00 they said it didn't work and they'd had to put pressure on his groin where they'd gone in for the procedure...for 45 minutes. After that, the vascular surgeon was called in and he was taken to surgery at 8:00. It was around 1:00 before they finished.
The surgeon said she'd cleaned up the hematoma, put a stitch in it, and taken care of the clot. Now he is in ICU and it is a waiting game. The surgeon says it typically takes up to two days to know if it's going to save the leg.
So that's what's new here.
Oh no! That sounds terrible! Praying for your step father and mother now, and for YOU. I know how close you are to your Mom and family, and already you are a bit overwhelmed. Praying for you to be able to stay calm under all the pressure, and praying for healing for your step father for sure. That really is a tough one. Praying Praying Praying for all.
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