Just FYI, the time of each of these posts now appears at the bottom of the post so you can keep track. Someone had asked for the timestamp a few weeks ago, so I thought it might help.
Dave had a pretty exhausting afternoon (he's sleeping pretty soundly right now - at least he was when I left his room around 8:00 p.m. - so that's good). The main reason for this post:
Sometime late this morning, Dave began complaining about some pretty severe pain in his left foot and ankle (the leg that was NOT broken in the accident). Early in his recovery, that foot had been colder and more swollen than the other, and from time to time, the nurses would have some difficulty finding a pulse. After a while, the problem seemed to resolve itself, but today, it was back in full force. The pain started sometime within the past day or so and really hit when we tried to do PT with him during the 11:00 a.m. visiting hours. Honestly, in the two weeks that Dave has been truly awake and coherent, this is by far the most pain I have seen him in (and that includes every single painful dressing change he has experienced). Every time anyone goes anywhere near his foot, he flinches, and touching any part of that leg from the knee all the way down to the toes causes him to cringe. During his dressing change this evening, the pain shot all the way up his leg, and he was noticeably panicked every time we tried to move him.
The doctors performed an X-ray this afternoon, and there is no sign of a fracture or break. Beyond an issue with the bone, the problem could be just about anything - a sprain or strain from too much PT, an abscess or even an infection concentrated in his foot. His doctors gave him some ibuprofen, and we put some ice on it, but so far, not much change.
As I mentioned, right now he is sleeping soundly, probably as a result of his pain meds and the exertion of his dressing change, but be praying that he is able to sleep just as soundly through the night and that the doctors will be able to determine the source of the pain tomorrow so he can begin to feel better.
Thanks for the continued prayers - you guys are amazing!
His Spirit, His will, His peace, His glory,
Kendahl
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11 years ago
2 comments:
Hi Dave!
The Lord has such a special plan in mind for you. He is going to use this healing process for His glory. You have such a testimony of a faith healing that people must believe that there is someone watching over us.
Father, we ask that you fill Dave with your Spirit now that he may know a peace that passes understanding and an unwaivering faithfulness that You desire only the very best life has to offer him.
We ask that you will lay healing hands on Dave's right eye and left leg and foot and cause another faith healing to occur that there will be no question that it is a miracle.
We ask for restful sleep to renew him, body, mind, and spirit that he will have the strength necessary to continue in the healing process.
We thank you Father for the family, friends, and loved ones who continue without ceasing to pray for Dave, his family, and Kendahl and we thank You Father for THEIR complete unwaivering trust in You.
Your Spirit, Your will, Your peace, Your glory. Amen.
HI kendahl! We can't wait to see you this weekend! I've seen the combination of all the meds, especially when they introduce mood altering drugs, do strange things to the heart. Also, could his foot be a blood clot? My dad had the same thing and they didn't think it was a clot, but it was. His foot was sore to the touch. We love you and keep praying for you all. I hope Dave's mom can rest and take care of herself. Let us know how she's doing! Love, Joni
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