Stage 4

They have pronounced the wound stage four, large and deep, down to the bone. She's started doing a better job yesterday and today, of drinking Nepro to build up her protein and get some carbs, which would give her some chance to heal. Today's doctor Wyrick strongly recommends debridement surgery, even though it will leave bone exposed. She's talked to K's wound, endocrinology, and nephrology docs, and the one who would do the surgery, and they all agree. It'll have to be better than it is now. K says the staff here are so much more professional. Mandy enjoyed her third visit, although she did have to wait for them to finish dialysis, before she could hop on the bed and cuddle up.