Monday Night Update

Today was a better day than yesterday! Recovering from GI surgery is a painful process, and Curt was just barely recovering from the first surgery when he was hit a week later with the second. This seems to be making things happen more slowly than they might otherwise. For instance, he started on clear liquids Saturday, but had to revert back to only water on Sunday. One step forward…two steps back. Today we’re back to clear liquids, and they changed his pain medication to one that doesn’t give him bad cramps or makes him feel nauseous all day.

This has been quite a learning experience, and it definitely gives you a better understanding of what people often are going through while they are in the hospital. When they feel like they have been run over by a Mack truck (several times), they are just trying to hold it together to get through the day ahead of them. It’s all they can do to converse, even with family members.

As difficult it is to watch him going through this, Curt is always the one trying to encourage us! (He’s is one of the most optimistic and positive people I know, and even in the midst of the pain it’s endearing to see him be so nice to the nurses…they are all so sweet and helpful here.)

Please pray for steady progress back to solid foods, and for the pain to improve so he doesn’t have to take as much medication (which also slows the digestive system down). Please also pray that he’ll feel more like walking, which he’s only done twice since the surgery.

We’d like to wait at bit more before having visitors- thanks to all for your understanding.

Thank you again for keeping us in prayer…we can feel all the support and the covering it is giving us!

Love you,
Patti and family