November 3, 2000
Hello,
I came into the office with Connie Sue today and
the reason...I am to far away
if something would have
happened...
and it did...
I had the operation yesterday and it was much
longer than the dr thought
again. He did much more on the cut.
Dave called the recover room but they didn't let
me talk. Connie Sue had
gone back to work but she had come back and was
able to talk to him..
So he got to the airport (JFK) and was ready to
fly out.
I stayed in the hospital for the afternoon so
(woops) she could go back
to work...she had stayed for the operation... I
did OK..and she picked me
up when she got off work and then Trevor went home
with Val from the office
and we had to go get him.
Trevor was a HAM. When I used the walker to
get down the hall way he
jumped behind me. Then he got in from and
jumped...you know I had the walker
and had to hop along on the left foot as I can't
step on the right one for 2 weeks
and I changed my Nov. 20 appointment to 15th so I
hope all is OK.
Anyhow...I had to put ice on the foot and I went
to bed with an ice pack and
it didn't leak but it got my foot wet...at 3 A.M.
I called Connie Sue and we
took the ice pack off and tried to wrap a dry
towel around it to keep it dry
but it didn't dry. When the dr called Connie
Sue told him he said to come in
and the cast is not the regular....it was bandages
around the wound and
then a cotton type up the leg and then a metal
plate to hold the ankle and
foot in place and then wrapped again with a
bandage. WELL, the foam
rubber on the metal plate had absorbed the
condensation from the ice bag
and it was wet. So he didn't change the
dressing but the nurse had to use
the hair dryer to dry the foam rubber and that
took quite awhile so it must
have been pretty wet.
OK, THANKS for praying! Thanks
to the Lord for His help and touch for
Dr. Neef's hand and mind. He said there was
lot of scar tissue and so it
took him much longer.
For the next 2 weeks I need to keep the foot up
and on the computer it is
not up high enough so I had better plan to stop
right now and get into the
wheel chair and get this thing up in the
air.
In Christ,
Carole
June 23, 2000
I want to write a quick note and thank you for all your prayers. My
mom went to the hospital yesterday at 11:00 A.M. for surgery on her left
foot. By 1:00 P.M. they had her in the operating room.
Surgery was scheduled to take 1- 1/2 hours. One of the nurses was a
Christian lady from the CMA church. In fact she is my boss' wife. The
other
nurse was one of the day care parents, so mom was in good hands. I left to
pick up payroll and check on the day care.
When I returned she was still in surgery. Things were going well,
but
the nurse said Dr. Neff was slow but very meticulous. I was sure she was
doing well. They called me from the recovery room at 3:30 P.M. and said
she
would be returning to her room within a 1/2 hour.
Mom got back to her room at 4:05 P.M.. She has a spinal for the
operation and some valium. She woke up in the middle of the operation and
was telling stories to the doctor and nurses. :) That's mom for you...the
entertainer.
It took awhile for her to regain all the feeling back, but once she
got it she was fine. Since her right foot is in need of an operation as
well, she had a very difficult time with crutches. Praise the Lord for his
provision. I was able to stop on the way home and pick up a walker and bed
side commode.
We struggled getting up the two steps on the back porch. I finally
got a pillow and she crawled up. :) She has to keep the foot elevated for
two weeks. This includes riding in the car and eating at the dinner table.
She is not in a lot of pain. No pain killers yet. She took some
ibuprofen last night and this morning. The doctor gave her 98% that it was
a success. Now keep it up and dry. No weight bearing.
Thank you again for your prayers! God bless you!!
Connie Sue
Update from Carole (July, 2000)
The doctor, the anesthesiologist, and the hospital helped me financially with my right leg
operation on June 22. We thank the Lord for His provisions in this time of need.
A big THANK YOU JESUS!
They have said they don't know if they can help with the second
leg...but we will see what God says at the time. We still believe in
healing from the stripes on Jesus' back before His death to be the healing power
that will heal my other foot!
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