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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Surgery is over!

We have just met with the doctor. He said...
-Technically, it all went well. He does several of these a week but this was a very severe case.
-Her biggest struggle is ahead and that will be pain...and it will be intense.
-She is in recovery now and we will be able to see her in about 3 hours or so. Depending on how well she does in there, we are hopeful that she will not be put in ICU.
-He thinks that she may have to be put from the hospital into a rehab facility but this will not be determined til we see how she reacts to the surgery.
-She has a few staples in her head where they had held it in place with bolts during surgery.
-We had discussed flying her home (when the time is right) but he feels that the pressure from the cabin will be too much for her. Therefore, we will drive her home...whenever that may be.
Please, and we say again, PLEASE, pray for her pain levels to be miraculously controlled. Because they will not be able to give her much pain meds, prayer is her only hope for this.
Thank you again for standing with us! We know there are only the 4 of us here, but we feel the strength of each of you!
Thank you,
Daddy, Joy, and Barbara

Spanish translation of the Blog follows:

¡Se termino la cirugía!

Nos hemos reunido con el medico…Nos dijo lo siguiente…

- Técnicamente, todo salio bien. El realiza varias de estas operaciones por semana pero dijo que este fue un caso severo.

- Su mayor desafió esta por venir y será muy doloroso…y muy intenso.

- En estos momentos esta en recuperación y tendremos oportunidad de verla en mas o menos 3 horas. Depende de su recuperación ahora, determinaremos si ingresa a terapia intensiva.

- El medico piensa que tendremos que admitirla a una centro de rehabilitación una vez que salga del hospital pero tendremos una mejor idea al ver su progreso después de la cirugía.

- Tiene algunas grapas en la cabeza para cerrar los pequeños cortes que hicieron para inmovilizar la cabeza durante la cirugía.

- Hemos hablado de llevarla a casa en avión después de su recuperación pero nos dicen que la presión de la nave la causaría más dolor. Así que, la llevaremos en auto…a su debido tiempo.

- Por favor, lo digo una vez más, POR FAVOR, oran para que el nivel de su dolor pueda ser controlado. Ya que no le darán mucha medicina, la oración será su único confort.

Gracias una vez mas por estar a nuestro lado! Sabemos que únicamente somos 4 los que estamos aquí, pero nos sentimos la fuerza de cada uno de ustedes.

Gracias

Papa, Joy y Barbara

4 comments:

  1. Jackie and I are continuing to pray for Mrs. D. We ask the Lord to help her through the pain and to have a quick recovery. Our Heavenly Father truly understands our deepest needs. We can count on and rest in His promises. God Bless!

    Tim and Jackie Young

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  2. We're with y'all in prayers! Here is an amazing God's promise:
    "Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth" (Jer. 33:6)
    The Lord IS Jehovah Rapha!

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  3. We are so thankful that it went well. We will certainly keep the prayers going & even increase speed! We know His grace is sufficient & we will surely pray that the pain will be as little as possible. Thanks so much for the updates! God Bless.

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  4. 빠른 쾌유를위해 기도합니다.
    힘내세요.
    --- It says that we are praying for fast recovery....

    We hope to see you active and healthy again soon.
    Irene, Olivia, and Young Koh family...

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