Jonathan Update

Today Jonathan had an appointment with Dr. Dickson. He is one of the best Traumatologist and Orthopedic Surgeons out there. He treats a lot of professional athletes and specializes in traumatic injuries. Our Doctor in Louisiana, Dr. Vizzie, knew Dr. Dickson because he is from New Orleans and moved to Houston after Hurricane Katrina.

Anyways, Jonathan cannot put any weight on his right leg for another 6 weeks. There is large piece of his bone missing in the right leg and the doctor wants to prevent the bone from growing back crooked (which could cause J to walk with a limp). He is also taking Jonathan off antibiotics to see if there is any infection in his body that is just being masked by the antibiotics. An infection could show up in two weeks or six months. We just have to keep praying nothing pops up. He also took out all of the staples and stitches in his legs today. He said J's muscles and legs will obviously never be the same as before the accident, but should get pretty close to normal in time.

Jonathan is able to get around pretty well with a walker and wheelchair. Thankfully he is able to put as much weight on his left leg as he can bear. We are hoping he will be home by February 2nd, it may even be before then. We will go back to see Dr. Dickson on March 14th, that is when we will have a better idea of the long term recovery.