Uncle C

Today I received an e-mail from my Aunt Connie in Arizona updating us on my Uncle Charlies condition. It is not good. Here is a piece of her email:

... On Thurs, we were told to get to the hospital ASAP! He's now at the 5th hospital. An ultrasound was done again on both legs-both were full of clots from the groin to the ankle. A special xray showed that none had gone to the lungs. Thank goodness for that special filter put in over a month ago.

On wed. he had a procedure done called an agiojet thrombectomy. Medication was put in and a specila vacuum to suck out the clots. Well that didn't work. He was really jammed up! The cardiovascular surgeon put in two balloons to open the main arteries. Thank goodness that worked or he said he would have had to amputate!

He was on the table for over 5 hours. It was the worst case this Dr. had ever seen! I finally got to see Charlie around 3:30. He had gone in for the procedure at 8:45. He's resting comfortably except his back hurts. He has to continue laying on his back with legs straight. The nurse is watching the drainage from the two incisions behind his knees. There is still clotting from the groin up that will be addressed today at 3:00 pm. Keep those prayers coming please and once again I thank you for all of your continued love and support. Connie

Well, that's all I know on Uncle C. Please keep him in your prayers.