Thursday, December 4, 2008

December 4 update (2) - What Dr. Hand Doctor said about Jamie

Well, there's nothing definitive... not that there's ever anything definitive... but what the doctor said is very encouraging... Basically, as I said, we're waiting for a demarcation line to form on Jamie's fingers and feet and he spoke about the demarcation lines in a very favorable way....

... follow me here for a second...

Jamie's finger tips are black... then there's some purpleish/red that goes from the black to the flesh-toned skin on her hand/wrist.... so it goes:

Black (finger tips) >>>> Purple (rest of finger, hand) >>> Flesh (the rest)

With me?

So, he said that the demarcation line looks pretty clear, and that we can pretty well determine where the dead/lost tissue is... and he pointed to the Black/Purple line and not the Purple/Flesh line. That is the difference between losing fingertips and losing hands.

So, not losing hands... probably... that's nice.

That's all I've got for now... we haven't moved into the Intermediate Care (IMC is apparently the abbreviation of choice) room yet and I'm not sure we will tonight. Otherwise, I'm done with my legal work for the day and now I don't have much to do but watch UT/UCLA basketball and get kicked out of Jamie's room for telling her I love her too much...

... that did happen, btw.
-Nick

2 comments:

uncle todd said...

thats probably nice?????????????????? nice is a good reuben sandwich...nice is fast forwarding passed commercials in the final moments of the heart warming "miracle on 34th street".... nice is opening a jar of mayonease with one twist....a hard cook matzo ball....a comfortable sit in a schvitz.
jamies news is nothing short of great!!!!!!!!!!!

JC Shakespeare said...

It was great to see Jamie, Caitlin, and Sarah, and to meet Nick and Mom at the hospital yesterday.

Thought I'd share by comment on the Texan Online article from yesterday:

http://tinyurl.com/5dvvmh

(sorry, don't know how to make the link live -- Nick, feel free to post this on the blog if you like)

Chins up, everyone! Jamie, you rock!