Post-Op Day 1

Dr. Paley said the surgery went well.  Jake has an external fixator that expands the length of his right leg from his pelvis to the top of his tibia.  He ha a total of 13 pin sites that are quite painful and require daily cleaning and dressing changes.  These pin sites are also very sensitive to infection so sterility must be managed effectively.  Now the recovery and lengthening process begins!  We will most likely start physical therapy on Friday or Monday and will have daily PT sessions to stretch his muscles and gain mobility in his knee and ankle.  Also in PT the fixator is turned so the break in Jakes' femur bone is slightly separated so new bone can grow and the lengthening process can happen.

Thank you so much for your support through prayer and donations. Please continue to pray for Jakes comfort as he adjusts to the fixator and the intense pain and swelling from surgery.  Pray that we can manage his pain effectively and also for him to have a positive outlook on this very hard process. 

The donations are wonderful so far!  Thank you so much to everyone who has donated.  We are very fortunate to have wonderful friends and family and feel supported through your generosity.  The financial burden of a major surgery, relocation and recovery process is overwhelming, we can't begin to thank each and every one of you for your love, support, prayers and donations.  It all means so very much to each of us and all of it is a true blessing from God!  

With Love,

The Petraske's 

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