Surgery update
Well, my dad made it through a long and harrowing surgery. He’s in lots of pain, feeling quite panicky and apparently his face looks awful. The surgery took less time than they first predicted which is a good thing. He was put under at 7:30 this morning and he was in recovery by 5:00 p.m. The surgeon had figured it would take till at least 6:00 p.m., so this was good. My mom was not in a very good state when I talked to her a little while ago, mostly I think from the shock of seeing post surgery swelling and bruising and what not. She was only allowed 10 minutes with him in the recovery room and that was more than enough right now. She decided to come home and get some rest, as this first night he’ll be so heavily medicated he won’t remember if she’s not there anyway. I think this is probably for the best since the toll of the long day has just been too much on her and she’s a little traumatized. Hopefully her outlook will be better once she gets some sleep.
Please keep my dad in your prayers for a quick recovery with no complications. Also that the pain will subside and that he’ll be able to rest and relax. I’m sure I’ll have more specific prayer requests as the days go on and we see the progress. Thank you for all your lovely comments and support in the last few days. It’s been a balm to my heart!
Praying the Lord may take his pain away
and settle his nerves
also I pray that the Lord may be with your mom and that He allows her to get a good rest
Comment by jen — October 29, 2007 @ 11:53 pm
I’m glad to hear the surgery is over and I’m assuming that it was successful. This must be incredibly hard for your mom and I’m praying for both your parents. And you too, of course.
Comment by ValleyGirl — October 30, 2007 @ 9:13 am
praying…
Comment by Ruth — October 30, 2007 @ 9:53 am
Been out of the loop. I’ll be praying for you. I can’t imagine how difficult this must be! Keep the faith!
Comment by Dedee — October 30, 2007 @ 10:32 am
Also praying…
Comment by Bonnie — October 30, 2007 @ 1:26 pm
I’m glad everything went well. I will keep your dad in prayer for a quick recovery and no pain and also your mom that she would find peace.
Comment by Nadine — October 30, 2007 @ 8:46 pm