John's Surgery Update and Bagheria Mini Photo Essay
Street art of Sicilian artists Ignazio Buttitta, poet, and Renato Guttoso, painter, both from Bagheria. I have been spending a lot of time in Bagheria this month, as John is currently at Istituto Rizzoli in Bagheria . They specialize in orthopedics and are a branch of the Institute of the same name in Bologna. Before getting into the update, I want to emphasize what fantastic care he is receiving there. All of the medical staff have been top notch, and the facility is great. As background / reminder, John's hip prosthetic had developed an infection called a biofilm which requires hip revision surgery. This involves two surgeries. The first is removal of the old prosthetic, cleaning of infection, taking a sample of the infection to determine the specific bacteria involved, and insertion of a temporary spacer that is embedded with antibiotics. Post-surgery involves taking general, then targeted (after lab results), antibiotics until the infection is confidently cleared, as well as ...
