Wednesday, May 11, 2011

This morning

Rob spent the night at the hospital and I am on my way there now. I never did get the energy to write up what we know about the surgery, but hopefully I will today (or maybe I'll ask Rob to do it).

The report from the hospital is that Steven had a great night. His vitals looked great all night, he is drinking clear liquids. At 4am his catheter was driving him crazy and they pulled it. He isn't even pushing his pain pump as often as he is allowed to. He should be leaving the ICU today, hopefully this morning.

Seeing him last night right after surgery was kind of hard. The new leg was hard, but the hardest for me was how puffy and kind of all around miserable he looked. He was just drugged. He talked to us a little and kept begging for water (he had to wait a while to drink). At one point he was asking me for a bath. I was like, "a bath? I don't think so" and then he realized what he really meant was a drink of water.

6 comments:

  1. Sonj-I am so glad to hear that he is doing well!! I can't imagine how exhausted you and Rob must be! Our prayers will continue!! My hubby keeps asking for updates on Steven-there are so many out there praying for a quick recovery!! We love you guys!

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  2. Wow! I get teary eyed every time I think about Steven. He is a hero to me! I look at his picture and I see a little man with a great big spirit! Go Steven! Give him a hug from us, all the way out here in Georgia! I will keep his name on the prayer roll in the Atlanta Temple each week.

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  3. So glad he is doing well. We are still hoping and praying that only positive things come from this. There are many who are thinking and praying for you today Steven- many more than you realize :)

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  4. I was nervous for you to see him afterward. There isn't much worse than seeing your child in the hospital suffering and not looking like themselves. Sounds like he is on the mend, though and that is the best news! good luck today.

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  5. Glad things are progressing quickly, he is such a tough kid!

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