GRAPHIC SURGICAL PICTURES OF BILL'S HAND
PICTURES OF BILL'S HAND 10 DAYS AFTER SURGERY
Inside of hand. Over 100 stitches. Nerves damaged in little finger. Thumb slight nerve damage but repaired. Has use of thumb. No feeling in third, fourth, fifth fingers. In intensive therapy.Exercises 15 minutes every hour awake.
Saw cut into palm of hand. Severed all arteries, muscles, nerves, tendons. Cut off index finger. Severed third and fourth fingers - hanging at palm by skin. Third and fourth fingers were reconstructed using parts from index finger and reattached. Prognosis is with diligence he may recover full use of the hand.
Microsurgeon/Handsurgeon was plastic surgeon as well. Reconstructed hand to appear as if
Saw cut into palm of hand. Severed all arteries, muscles, nerves, tendons. Cut off index finger. Severed third and fourth fingers - hanging at palm by skin. Third and fourth fingers were reconstructed using parts from index finger and reattached. Prognosis is with diligence he may recover full use of the hand.
Microsurgeon/Handsurgeon was plastic surgeon as well. Reconstructed hand to appear as ifnormal hand with three fingers.
PICTURES OF BILL'S HANDS 10 DAYS AFTER SURGERY
5 comments:
OMG Michele! Those pictures are HORRIBLE, but whatever happened, it looks like your friend is lucky to still have his hand! What happened? What did I miss? I'll check your other blog...
Holy geez...
I can only imagine the bedlam when the accident happened.
How are you managing? How is he?
How long ago was the accident? Were you home?
Please give your brother my wishes for a full and speedy recovery.
That is great news that he may gain full recovery. He certainly sounds motivated enough to put in the hard work required.
I hope you are feeling some relief since the surgery - that the pressure is lifting somewhat
Dear Michele,
Sorry to hear about your brother. Horrific injuries, but fingers crossed he makes a good recovery.
Dave.
An update on that accident almost one year ago: Bill has recovered extremely well. Although he has less strength and misses one digit on his left hand, he has been able to return to all his activities. He is using the computer and is doing wood working again. Our thanks to and highest regard for the surgeon, Fernando Levaro of Houston.
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