Update on Dave

As many of you know, Dave had surgery this past Monday. He finally decided to have the procedure done to cure his hypohydrosis, or as many of you know it as, his "clam." We drove down at 5am in Monday morning to GW hospital in DC. By 7:30am, Dave was in surgery. The doctor went in under each arm, one at a time, and collapsed the lung. Then he was able to get to the nerve that controlled it and snip it away! By around 9:30am, he was all done and Dr. Trachiotis came out to tell me that it was a success. He was in a lot of pain and couldn't really talk to me when I first saw him. By around 2pm they had gotten his pain under control and they transfered him to his room, where he stayed for the night. Because they had to collapse his lungs, he had a tube coming out of each side to drain any excess fluid. This is what caused a majority of his pain. The tubes extended into his chest about a foot - ouch! By the next morning, he was able to get them out and by 3pm, we were on our way home. For most of today, Dave has slept and rested. He is still in a bit of pain, but he is on hard core pain killers, so that definitely helps!

Thanks to all of you who have prayed and cared for us. Mom, thanks for taking the girls overnight on Sunday and then taking a day off of work so you could care for them on Monday...this allowed me to be with Dave all day. Dori and Isaac, thanks for caring for Mckenna on Tuesday. And, Kelly, with all you had going on, thanks for caring for Selah, who was quite a wreck yesterday. And on top of that, you provided us with dinner that night and somehow managed to make Dave his favorite dessert, cherry cobbler. You're the best!