Day Four Part Three

Sunday December 7th 5:20

They took Don down to do x-rays on his left hand again around 4:00 to see if his thumb was out of place again, and it was. The Ortho doctor came in and put his thumb back in place, he also told us that the tip of Don's thumb was fractured as well. Because of an error by another doctor yesterday who had cut the tip of the cast out at his thumb, they had to recast his left hand using a soft cast with a hard cast mold around the base of the thumb up to the tip of the thumb. The nurse also gave him some medicine to help with the nauseousness that was causing him not to be able to eat.

Day Four Part Two

1:30 P.M. Sunday

Around 11:30 this morning another Ortho Doctor came in and informed us that Don could possibly go into surgery as early as tomorrow afternoon. However, Tuesday morning would more than likely be when the surgery would take place unless someone with an emergency came in. They also told us that Don would not be any better off pain wise after the surgery on his left hip and left leg, he would basically be trading accident pain with surgery pain. The doctor also stated that depending on how long the surgery on his left extremities would take depended on whether he would have surgery on his right elbow and left hand. He also made us aware that with waiting several days it would be better than doing surgery right away, do to the fact of less bleeding. He is still getting really sick and nauseous when he eats and he is only able to eat 4 or 5 bites of jello or pudding at a time. The doctor told us Don would be given some medicine to help with the nauseousness so he possibly can eat a little more before midnight, at midnight he will no longer be able to eat or drink anything due to the possibility of doing surgery tomorrow afternoon. He is resting more comfortably and for longer amount of time now due to the oral pain medicine they were able to give him. Again please keep him and us in your thoughts and prayers!

Day Four

Sunday December 7th 10:15 AM
Don rested fairly well last night. His mother, Doris stayed with him in the room and Kristi and I were able to make a pallet on the floor in a cubical in the ICU waiting room. I rested better than I have since we have been here. He is still unable to eat as he is getting very nausiated every time he tries. They are going to try to start him on some oral pain medicine today to help with those issues. He is much slower with movements today. He is so sore and still in a good bit of pain. They are giving us little hope for surgery tomorrow. It is looking like it will be Wednesday before surgery will be scheduled.