my brother

[rancher824]

I would like to ask everyone to be in prayer for my brother today. He has crohns disease. He has had a terible flare up. We have him in the hospital. The say his colon has to come out now. He is going to have surgery this afternoon. He and all of us are very scared. Thanks for your prayers.

[HappyChristian]

Have prayed for him and for the family.

[Guest Guest]

Your brother and family are in my prayers today. My the love of Jesus Christ shelter you from the storm.

candlelight

[John81]

:pray

[rancher824]

Just a quick update. He came through the surgery better than we had hoped. They took most of his colon. said it was the worst they had seen in twenty something years. But the top part of the colon looked healthy. They left it. He will have a bag for now. Possibly, if the Lord is willing, in 2 - 3 months they can go back in and reconnect the part that they left and take out the bag. They put him in ICU for tonight. When we left (which was very hard to do) he was still very much "out of it." Please pray that he will get some rest tonight, and wake up more himself in the morning. Also please pray for us, as we will have an hour drive in the morning to get back to him. Plus running on very little sleep.
Rancher

[Lee-Anne]

:pray

[Guest Guest]

Just a quick update. He came through the surgery better than we had hoped. They took most of his colon. said it was the worst they had seen in twenty something years. But the top part of the colon looked healthy. They left it. He will have a bag for now. Possibly, if the Lord is willing, in 2 - 3 months they can go back in and reconnect the part that they left and take out the bag. They put him in ICU for tonight. When we left (which was very hard to do) he was still very much "out of it." Please pray that he will get some rest tonight, and wake up more himself in the morning. Also please pray for us, as we will have an hour drive in the morning to get back to him. Plus running on very little sleep.
Rancher

rancher...Thank you for the update about your brother. Wow! He is still in my prayers today. You and yours are in my prayers as well. Keep focused on the love of Jesus Christ...as I know you will. Rest in the word of God. May Christ be with all of you!

candlelight

[HappyChristian]

Thanks for the update. Praise the Lord that the surgery went well. Will continue to pray.

[John81]

Praise God things went so well. I pray he may have a swift, full recovery.

[rancher824]

Just an update. My brother is doing better. We are still in ICU. His nerves are not doing as well as I would like. And I expect them to get worse. We had a problem today. The nurses have taken note that he does better with me at his bedside. They have been letting me and my mom set with him around the clock. My mom had a stroke 4 yeaqrs ago. She has panic attacks at times. It has been months since she had a full blown out one. Well, she had one today. Dad came up and he and she were visiting with him. I am the one who is best at bringing her out of them. Dad got me, and I rushed to her side. The nurse noticed me in a panic. She rushed in. Mom goes into a sleep state when she has an attack. So it takes a few minutes before I can move her. The nurse went and got the head nurse of the ICU. She insisted that she check him over. I told her I was refusing medical attention. She said that federal law required her to take over. I asked her for a statute. She would not give me one. I finally made it clear we did not want any help. Doctors at a glance think she is having a seizur. She has had one of the attacks on an MRI and it is nothing more than a panic attack. What they were doing was pushing me aside, with me knowing the diagnoses and treatment, and doing the wrong things to her. The atmosphere has changed. I sent mom home with dad. My wife and i are being allowed to stay, but with more strict rules. Please pray for us as I am uptight, and his heart rate is up. The nurse is trying to understand why, go figure. The whole thing went on beside his bed, plus more when I came back!!! Please pray for us.

[John81]

Just an update. My brother is doing better. We are still in ICU. His nerves are not doing as well as I would like. And I expect them to get worse. We had a problem today. The nurses have taken note that he does better with me at his bedside. They have been letting me and my mom set with him around the clock. My mom had a stroke 4 yeaqrs ago. She has panic attacks at times. It has been months since she had a full blown out one. Well' date=' she had one today. Dad came up and he and she were visiting with him. I am the one who is best at bringing her out of them. Dad got me, and I rushed to her side. The nurse noticed me in a panic. She rushed in. Mom goes into a sleep state when she has an attack. So it takes a few minutes before I can move her. The nurse went and got the head nurse of the ICU. She insisted that she check him over. I told her I was refusing medical attention. She said that federal law required her to take over. I asked her for a statute. She would not give me one. I finally made it clear we did not want any help. Doctors at a glance think she is having a seizur. She has had one of the attacks on an MRI and it is nothing more than a panic attack. What they were doing was pushing me aside, with me knowing the diagnoses and treatment, and doing the wrong things to her. The atmosphere has changed. I sent mom home with dad. My wife and i are being allowed to stay, but with more strict rules. Please pray for us as I am uptight, and his heart rate is up. The nurse is trying to understand why, go figure. The whole thing went on beside his bed, plus more when I came back!!! Please pray for us.[/quote']

Wow! :pray

[rancher824]

We finally got my brother moved to a room last night. His vitals are reading great. He is on a liquid diet. They are planing on walking him today. In other words things are looking up. Thanks for the prayers.

[John81]

We finally got my brother moved to a room last night. His vitals are reading great. He is on a liquid diet. They are planing on walking him today. In other words things are looking up. Thanks for the prayers.

Praise God!!!

I pray all continues to go well and the recovery may be swift and full.

[HappyChristian]

:amen: :amen:

[rancher824]

Praise the Lord, we are going home. Both the docter and surgine have given their OK and we are now waiting on the nurse to take out his staples and another nurse to come and teach him some things to care for himself. He is a bit nervous as he is still weak, and not eating a lot. But with time these will come back if the Lord is willing. Thanks for the prayers.