A short update this evening. Sherri made real progress today, although I'm certain from her vantage point she wouldn't say it much less feel it. However, she began the very earlierst stage of excercising her legs with the help of a machine placed under her leg. It very gently lifts then lowers her knee - slowly and steady - again and again occurring steadliy over the course of four hours under her right leg. The left leg is next but has yet to be attempted. Pain is a real challenge and while the medical community is ready to provide pain medicine there is a trade off with her being deeply drowsy which in turn causes her to breathe in a shallow mannner.
Earlier this afternoon, Sherri had a CTA (basically a CT scan with the infusion of a liquid inject into the vein to circulate into the body.) This enables the docs to see the effectiveness of the blood flow in Sherri's left leg. Preliminary results indicate very good flow and suggest that the "dead muscle" found in last nights surgery was a result of the Saturday injury - not something that occurred subsequently. This would be very welcome news.
Thanks again for all your love and prayers.
Love,
Steve
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