Hello everyone. Mark had a great day yesterday and they say that would be his worst day, so we're looking ahead to better things to come. He was in a lot of pain, but had great drugs that helped a lot. The paravertebral block is wonderful. It is sort of like a spinal, but only numbs the abdominal area and he can move his lower body and use his legs. He also has Dilaudid that he can get an IV hit of every 8 minutes and he is getting it pretty much every 8 minutes. He is quite silly on the medicine.
He got to talk to all 3 kids yesterday and he video conferenced with his mom so she got to see him. He didn't want the kids to see him yet since he is still very swollen and has a lot of tubes and wires in him. He has a tube in his nose pumping out all the stomach acid since his gut isn't working yet and 2 huge IV lines in his neck which might scare the kids.
He got up and walked (or raced) around the ICU last night. We were all impressed. He is really doing well. The night resident stopped in to visit with us last night. We should be moving out of the ICU today and getting a regular room. YEAH!!!!
Mom and I left the hospital around midnight, but Eugenie and Matt were troopers and stayed all night with Mark. Mom and I are headed back over there now. We will try to keep everyone posted as to progress being made.
God bless!!!!!
7 comments:
Mark, Ronda and family,
We are all so thrilled to hear the wonderful news that the surgery was a huge success!! Wishing you a speedy recovery and a smooth trip home soon.
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The Kilgallon's
Great news! Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. Brad, Susan and kids.
Mark, Great News!!!! I guess we should not be so surprised when God answers our prayers. We'll have to call you the Miracle-Man. I am so thrilled for you and your family; and I can't wait to see you back here at work on campus.
Dan H.
"He got up and walked (or raced) around the ICU last night."
You go, Ricky Bobby!
The Caudills
Mark and Ronda,
Great news. God does answer prayers and he has certainly given you a miracle. It thrills me to read how well you are doing. I pray for strength and patience to help you both through the recovery process.
Linda P.
Bertus,
What fantastic news.I have to admit that I am not too surprised...you are not the average guy!!
Keep fighting my buddy.
God bless you and your family,
Ron Anders
This is great. We have all been praying for you and we asked our kids to say some special prayers for ya'll as well.
Mark is young, strong, and has a no quit Sooner tenacity. Between his will, the doctor's abilities, and God's help, ya'll can get through this. We are so excited.
Ted, Jean, Pfeiffer, and Austin.
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