Dressing change

Dr. Shires was in when I arrived at 8:30 and was waiting on wound care nurse, Heather, to arrive so they could change out wound vac. They allowed me to stay and watch (as well as a couple of nursing students). It was pretty gory so I won't go into details, (if you are interested, let me know) but fascinating. Suffice it to say Dr. Shires was pleased with the progress made in the incision and feels comfortable enough to allow the weaning process to begin. As of noon they had taken him off the paralytic and the anesthetic and continue to bring down the sedative. Thankfully, they will keep the narcotic at the same rate. We may not see much reaction from him until late this afternoon or evening; possibly not until the next day or two. They are also weaning him from the ventilator.

Amazing to watch Dr. Shires in action; he is not only a gifted surgeon but it is obvious he loves teaching and sharing his passion for medicine.

His white blood count is slowly coming down and Dr. Liddell (infectious disease) says nothing is growing, which is good; along with the fact he has not had a fever since right after surgery. She will probably discontinue antibiotics after tomorrow.

Hemoglobin was lower today so they have given him one unit of blood and are in the process of running another right now.

After watching all they did during wound vac change, I'm sure he is going to be one sore puppy! Please pray they will be able to manage his pain well.

Will keep you posted!

Christie

If you have never used Streams in the Desert as a devotional, you are missing out! God uses these devotionals to strengthen me, encourage me and remind me of His faithfulness. The writings of these men and women who have gone before me through times of trials, are a great reminder God never changes!

"He did not waver...regarding the promise...being fully persuaded that God had power to do what He had promised." Romans 4:20-21

Scripture tells us that Abraham, "without weakening in his faith, ...faced the fact that his body was as good as dead." v. 19. He was not discouraged, because he was not looking at himself but at Almighty God. "He did not waver...regarding the promise". Instead of growing weak, his faith grew stronger, exhibiting more power, even as more difficulties became apparent. Abraham glorified God for His complete sufficiency and was "fully persuaded that God had power to do what He had promised."

God is not merely able but abundantly able, bountifully and generously able, with an infinite surplus of resources, and eternally able "to do what He had promised."

He is the God of limitless resources--the only limit comes from us. Our requests, our thoughts, and our prayers are too small, and our expectations are too low. God is trying to raise our vision to a higher level, call us to have greater expectations...

There is no limit to what we may ask and expect...And there is no way for us to measure His blessing, for He is "able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us." Ephesians 3:20

selected writing from A.B. Simpson

Please join me in asking God to heal, strengthen, restore and bless Ron beyond any expectation we can imagine!