1 Day Post-Op

DeWayne had a good night all vitals and numbers are good. He has now been moved from ICU to the progressive care, where he will be until discharge. They moved him about 9:30 this morning. We have had the best nurses! The first thing DeWayne said when they pulled the breathing tube out was Praise the Lord! The nurse told me she loved that because she did not here many patients ever say it. His ICU nurse's name was Cara and a nice christian lady. She said he had been a star patient. He is now diconnected from several things put still has alot of tubes and different things attached. He is able to drink clear liquids and he had jello this morning. I will update you all later today. Thanks to all who have replied with comments and E-mails. Thank you church family, friends and family for all the cards we have been able to read. Thank you so so much for your heart felt love and prayers . You are all such a blessing to us. We can't wait to get home and see everyone.

Teresa

Post-Op Report

Good evening everyone. It is 5:15p.m. and he is awake (in and out), the breathing tube came out a few hours ago. He has his own button to push for pain meds that automatically goes into his I.V. He is using it and the pain is under pretty good control. He needs to cough more and breathe deep. He does not want to because it hurts, but he has too! He really wants a big glass of water but all he gets is ice chips. Over all he is doing very well and all vitals are good.


Teresa

Spoke With the Surgeon

It is 11:55 and I just spoke with the surgeon. Everything went very well. They removed the thick piece of the wall muscle and fixed his muscle bridge. Everything else looks great! The surgeon said he should only be in ICU about 4-6 hours. He suspects only about 4 because he does not expect any complications, due to the surgery going so well and DeWayne being young.
I am suppose to get to see him in about 40 minutes. I will update you again later on. GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME!

Teresa

The Sugery is Done

It is 11:00 and the nurse just informed me that the main part of the surgery is over and they are closing him up right now. He is off the lung and heart bypass machine and his heart is pumping on its own. PRAISE the LORD! He is currently in satisfactory condition, which is the best he can be right now. He should be brought down in the next 45 minutes and then the surgeon will come and speak with me. What a relief. Now we can pray for a great and speedy recovery. I will update you after I speak with the surgeon. Thanks to everyone for your prayers and love.

Teresa

Morning Update of Surgery

It is now 9:30 and I have been moved to the postop/ICU floor. He went to the O.R. at 7:47 and the actual procedure started at 8:30. The nurse coordinator just came to me and informed me that he is now on the bypass machine and they are starting the repair. As she updates me I will continue to inform you.
This hospital is so HUGE they have to escort you everywhere! The staff is fantastic. It is truly a top notch facility.

Teresa

Morning of Surgery

Good morning everybody. We arrived at St. Marys at 5:45 this morning to check in. They started his work up quickly after that. They took him to pre-op at 7:20 and he went into surgery at 7:47. It is 8:05 right now. They expect the surgery to take approx. 3 hours. Just please continue to be in prayer and for God to guide the doctors every move. I will up date you as I can through out the day as I get information. Thank you again for your love, prayers, and support.

Teresa

The Night Before

Well here I am finally with a strong enough internet signal to post from my room. It's about midnight and we are going to be leaving early in the morning. I have to say that I can feel all of those prayers and I have a sincere calm and peace about tomorrow. My wife has been so good about this whole thing we've been fighting for many years and now we have doctors that don't seem surprised when I tell them how I feel and the trouble I have with the simplest of tasks. When we hear that I can and will be better and symptom free, it is such a blessing. With all that being said, I am excited about the surgery and getting it done and over with and getting on to the healing stage. I know the Lord will bring fast healing because He's been in every little detail all the way through this whole thing. I was a little concerned about the approval from my insurance company but when I went to check on it, they said it was already approved on Friday and everything was set. We know the Lord worked that out, huh! I'm also glad Teresa's mom came to be with her during this time; it will really help to pass the time and they can be there for each other.

Again, many thanks to all those that have been praying, and for the HCMA in helping us through such a critical time in our lives. I can not express the utmost gratitude that we have for everyone. Words just can't do it, but for now THANK YOU.

God Bless you all.
Dewayne