Half Way There

Around 22:00 we got word from one of the plastic surgeons that they were headed in to the operating room. The orthopedic surgeons are done with their part, having spliced Amacker’s shin bones together with something they call a nail and some fixing screws.

Now the plastic surgeons will cover the area with local muscle and a skin graft. The wound is approximately 8 inches long.

Frankly, I am being a bit reticent with the surgical details because of the wide audience. Some of this is a bit unsettling. I do apologize for the lack of detail that some of you would like, and the fact that it is too much for some of you as well.

We expect Amacker to return from surgery around Midnight.