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Monday May 12; we are up by 6:30 A.M,. We had
breakfast at Pension Schreiber before our scheduled 8:30 arrival at
KlinkBogen. KlinkBogen:
The nurse was looking for us upon our arrival and got us acclimated to
all. After a Bone Density Test, an EKG and Blood Work, the
neurosurgeon arrived. We liked him immediately. He was very
approachable, friendly and explained the surgery completely.
"Thank You Lord for your goodness and your
faithfulness and we give you all praise and glory, as I have no
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Tuesday May 13, 2016; At 8:00 A.M three nurses
came in and wheeled Anthony off to surgery. I
then called Dirk and Gretel who met me out front. We went to
the local Catholic church called Pilgrimage Church of Maria
Ascension.
The three of us lit a candle for
Anthony and wrote our prayers in a book. Dirk prayed a very
special prayer aloud and lit a candle; I was moved to tears.
We went back to the hospital at 11:00 A.M and Anthony was
still in surgery. At 2:00 P.M we were told that he was out
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I was able to go to ICU by 3:00 P.M. Anthony's nurse was
great. The doctor arrived about an hour later. He would
inform us
that one of our records was wrong. Anthony's disc
was totally gone. The L5 vertebra had worn into the
sacrum and the nerve damage was far worse then expected. Nevertheless, he was confident Anthony would benefit
from the procedure.
A German surgical report would
be provided, along with an English translation. Dirk would
tell us the English translation could not describe the scope
of it all; It was as if the doctor rebuilt Frankenstein. |
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Thursday May 15, 2014. A follow up physician arrived and
would
examine Anthony and go over some items with us. |
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Anthony with his American Automobile Club of America (AACA)
shirt and a Pizza. Life's looking better. |
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Waiting for his post surgical X-Ray.
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Once back in America, some radiologists
would take follow-up X-Rays with oohs and aahs. |
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This
particular
world map noted patients from around the world. America,
Canada, Europe, Russia, the Middle East, India, along with
many other areas, which littered the board.
During Anthony's stay, there were patients from Dubai and Russia. During a
follow up visit, I noted new patients from Russia, Saudi
Arabia and a patient from America that had just received three ADR's in her mid-back.
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He is looking better. |
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A German New Testament Bible |
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A visit to the church we prayed in while Anthony was in
surgery. This time, he was in his grey AACA shirt.
Anthony's recent wrist surgery entailed
the stitching his tendons back to the bone. It was relatively
new and an unsupported fall or misstep could reinjure it.
So, I made sure that he would periodically place a brace on his right
wrist as a precautionary measure. |
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Saturday May 17,2014; Our last full day at KlinikBogen. The
Special Taxi driver, that works with the Neurosurgeon and
his patients, phoned the nurse's station to speak with us.
Our arranged pickup tomorrow, Sunday May 18, will take us to
Hotel Theresientor (Theresa's Gate) in Straubing. Everything
is so efficient.
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Next:
Recovery
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