Thanks!

Thanks to everyone for their thoughts, prayers and support. And thanks to my dad and brother who watched McKenzie this afternoon - what lifesavers!

Cris spent the afternoon at the U of U burn clinic. When they unwrapped his foot, there were several blisters several inches across and about an inch and a half tall. I'll do you a favor and spare you the details. They did remove the blisters and melted skin from his foot, and even shaved his legs. It wasnt a fun process, but he was strong and made it through (thank goodness for Lortab!) He is the first patient at the U of U to use an "artificial scab" system made with real silver (I guess it has antibiotic properties) called AquaCel. That will save him from scrubbing and changing bandages twice a day. At this point they wont release him to work for 2 weeks, and are expecting about 2 months of therapy to help him regain his range of motion. But, in good news, the drugs and working well and he is one happy camper! The doctor who flew in to test the AquaCel product on Cris will fly back out on Friday for his first follow up. (Dont worry, they didnt fly in a specialist because they were worried, although he has severe second degree burns, his wound was just an optimal candidate for this product. However, they have never used it on a joint, like his ankle, so are trying different ways to keep the joint moist and flexible. If it does what they hope, it should be a great product)

For those of you curious people with strong stomachs, here are some pictures of the wound. (Oh, by the way, I was wrong about the bottom of his foot being burned - LUCKILY that is pretty much untouched!)

Before most of the scraping. The yellow is part of the blisters

After scraping/shaving