Thoughts and Prayers for my Dad please

I know I haven't been on here much lately, but I sure would appreciate some thoughts going out for my dad. He is in the hospital after being attacked by a cow. It pinned him against the fence and rammed his leg many many times before finally throwing him over the fence. My dad has clots in his leg and a lot of muscle and tissue damage.
Thanks everyone.
Gal

 

Hello, gal1998, I am so sorry to hear about your dad! :cry thank you for letting us know, and we will for sure keep him in our thoughts.. My husband was a farmer, so I know how hard it is.... Prayers going out to him, and also GOOD VIBES to you, because you are going to need them! Hang in there.

 

I'm so sorry to hear that.
Positive energy and prayers to your dad.

 

Sorry to hear about your dad Gal, will keep good thoughts going for him.

 

:strong (Prayer Warrior) reporting for duty! :major

That's awful to hear, I'll be praying for the best!

 

Your Dad and your family will be in our prayers daily. We ALL wish him a speedy recovery.

 

How awful, so sorry gal. Prayers for sure coming your and your father's way.

 

gal, sorry for your dads accident. Quite scary! Muscle and tissue injuries are painful to say the least. These take a while to heal. Physiotherapy and prescribed exercises will work out.
Prayers and thoughts going out to your dad and yourself

 

So sorry to hear about your Dad, Gal . Praying for a speedy recovery. Good thoughts and wishes to you and your dad.

 

Good thoughts and prayers heading to you Gal1998. Hope he recovers fast.

 

Lets all lend him our angels

 

Very sorry to hear about your dad. We will keep him (and you) in our prayers.

 

Don't know you or him, but my wishes for him are heading your way.
Upon recovery, I would have a nice thick steak from that sucker.

 

Thank you all for the thoughts and good wishes. Dad's blood has thinned enough now so they do have him getting up a little. Until yesterday, he could not get out of bed because of the clots. He has a lot of pain and swelling, but seems to be a little better. Going to be a long process because of the severity of the damage to the muscles.
Thanks again!

 

Need a little more help here guys. My mom just called and Dad is being transferred to another hospital to do testing on the pressure in his leg. There is so much swelling. A surgeon is going to look at it. There is even talk of him losing his leg.
I am leaving now to go there, but please say a little prayer for him if you can.

 

gal1998 - prayers going out for your dad, your mum and you. Please be strong - for both of them. I've been in this situation - and somehow parents draw/need strenght and comforting from their adult kids.

 

I want to thank everyone for all the support. The tests showed my Dad's leg is doing ok. No clusters stopping the blood flow. In fact, he is now at home. It will take a long time to heal, but he is home.
Thanks again!!!!!!!
Gal

 

That's wonderful news gal, what about that damn cow (cow not bull) ?
Like Tim said is it in the freezer? I lol when I read that.

 

This is indeed good news. Thanks for keeping us informed, Gal.

 

So glad to hear that he is back home.

 

Thank you Gal, for the update... I hope he takes it easy, and gets plenty of rest.... He is very lucky!

 

Plenty of red meat( hint: beef ) will help replace any lost blood cells.:wave

 

That's GREAT gal! So glad to hear that he's home now and doing well!! :celebrate

 

Prayer is a good thing. Has saved my life so far as have the great people on this system. In my prayers you, yours and all the great people on this system are there. Keep up the good work of being family.
Yours,
Gatorman

 

Prayers and best wishes to your dad for a full recovery and his family for a happy outcome. Hoping that he doesn't have lasting damage to his legs. Cows have been known to trample folk to death. So it could have been a lot, lot worse.

@ gatorman. Glad to see you still visiting, young 'un. Trust you are well

 

Nothing better then to hear a Happy Ending to a Sad beginning. I am so glad to hear everything came out for the good.Prayers for a quick recovery.MG's watching http://planetsmilies.net/angel-smiley-8386.gif http://planetsmilies.net/angel-smiley-8387.gif

 

Visited my dad again yesterday and he is progressing nicely. He goes in a whirlpool twice a week, then they take the dead skin off his leg. Because of the swelling, etc, he had what I call blisters on his leg, which started seeping out fluids. The doctor lanced them, and they are draining and new skin grows back underneath. His leg is still very swollen and all kinds of colors, but seems to be doing better. Dad is walking some with the aid of a crutch. It will take a while and hopefully no more complications.
As for the cow. My dad is 70, but still worked part-time at the local Livestock Sales Barn. (He had been involved with cattle all his life. We farmed at home and he worked out) His job was to write down the cattle and help unload from the trailers. This was a "stag" cow. The stag is a male animal that has been castrated after he was a mature bull.
As far as I know, someone is enjoying the hamburger and steaks from him, but it isn't our family....lol
Dad has decided to retire now. He has had too many close calls and I think this finally helped him decide.
I want to thank everyone for their prayers, thoughts and all the concern shown here for my dad and out whole family. I have been here for a few years now. I am always amazed at the caring of people who come here. Whether it be for computer concerns or human concerns.
Thanks again!

 

Castrated bull?
No wonder he attacked.Father must have looked like the Dr. that did him.
I would be mad too.

 

Great to read that your dad is recovering well. Continuing prayers and good wishes for him, (and you). Take care, all.

 

Great news! Glad to hear your dad's doing so well, he must have some good genes to be able to heal so relatively quickly!

 

Oh, gal1998, that is great news! Yes, isn't this just the greatest bunch? Also, so nice to hear a positive instead of a negative , and hope your dad continues to improve.... Yes, it will take time, but I think he was extremely lucky! Thanks for the update

 

Guess that explains why they were shipping the cow off to the meat factory. Glad he's doing alright.

He might want to retire, but perhaps he should be introduced to the fun facts of miniature cattle. Or 4-H. Always great to have leaders who've spent most of their lives with the subject.

 

This is Dad's leg as it looked last week. Yesterday, he was back at the doctor's office after having a whirlpool treatment. They are keeping a close eye on it for infection. He has good days and bad days. Depends on if he tries to do too much.

As for him retiring, he will never fully retire, which is good. He has talked about helping with meals on wheels, etc. First, he has to heal himself.
Thanks you again everyone for the good wishes.

 

It's hard to keep a good man down and it's great that he still wants to do things. However, if you have too, tie him to a chair until that leg healsroflmao Then again, your father seems like a very spirited man, so maybe that tying thing may just be harder than you think:-D Send your father our best!

 

What a guy!