Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Derek's awake

We've been visiting with Derek, and he is still a little sleepy but doing well coming out of the anesthesia from the surgery.  He is in his room with lots of tubes:  catheter, chest tubes on either side, oxygen in his nose, oxygen monitor on his finger, and blood pressure cuff.  Plus 2 IV sites that are not receiving anything right now.  His pain is a ZERO right now (thankful for that!), and they will soon hook him up to a pain pump so he can run that when he does start to feel the pain.  They are sure he will have some, but he's still under the surgery pain relief right now.  Not eating/drinking yet until they release him to.  Just wanted to give another update for the kids at Grandma Stoller's if nothing else.  They are fine "doctors/nurses" and will want to know these details.

5 comments:

  1. Glad he has no pain. We're thinking of you often, still praying. Thanks for the update.

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  2. We are praying for you !!
    Love,
    The Standish's

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  3. Derek and Leann,

    You and your children are in our prayers often through each day. Our hearts hurt...thanks for your faithful example in good news and bad. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to help.

    Love,

    Greg, Mary and kiddos

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  4. We are thinking of you and pray for you often. We appreciate reading what you've learned from cancer. God is so good and faithful to work good from bad. You have touched many lives, more than you know.
    In him, Matt & Cathryn, Brendan & Elisa

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