Just wanted to share an update with you guys! H has been in the inpatient rehab facility for about two weeks and we are really happy with it. The care is REALLY great. We have had no issues whatsoever, not even meh, "well at least it's better than the nursing home" care - just all around great, hospital-level care. His doctor is nice and very supportive and he gets 3-4 hours of therapy every day along with regular showers (real ones!) and decent food.
He's been standing with minor assistance for balance since two days after he moved in; he's gotten pretty strong with it and he is doing assisted "stand and pivot" to get in and out of bed now instead of using a sliding board.
His initial release date is a week from tomorrow; I am pretty sure it will be extended as his need for assistance with mobility is still really high, so we'll see how it all goes with insurance coverage.
We hired a prosthetist last week and tomorrow he will get his first artificial leg! It will have a locked knee joint, no walking yet. Just something to learn to put weight on and begin standing on two legs. H's first two goals (over a period of six weeks) are to stand unassisted for five minutes and to walk 10 feet. Pretty tiny goals, but I feel confident he will meet and exceed them!
The prosthesis is fairly complex; H only has about two inches of femur left which is an exceptionally short stump. He will be treated similar to a hip disarticulation where the entire leg is removed up through the hip joint - so he will have a belt component that goes around his waist for some added support. That's all I know for now; eagerly looking forward to seeing it on tomorrow and seeing how it goes!