Doug's Surgery

Doug had his double ahernia surgery this week. We got to the hospital at 7 am. Doug had tons of visitors before the surgery. Thanks Paula, Wayne, Debbie, Ed and Max! You really helped keep his mind off of things. The surgery only took a little over an hour and then he was in recovery for about an hour and a half. When he woke up from the surgery he freaked out a little bit and they had to sedate him quickly. He is a real trooper! He didn't even get sick from all of the drugs they gave him. We went home after that and Doug's mom and aunt went to go pick up the perscription pain meds for Doug and to get us lunch. Well the surgeon wrote two perscriptions on one perscription sheet and so they could not fill the perscription! Because it was a pain med they couldn't just call in the perscription either. So Vanessa's mom had to go all the way to the hospital in Tempe to pick up a new perscription and bring it all the way to Queen Creek. Thanks Dee Dee! What a stupid doctor! The surgery went well, but it is going to be a long road to recovery. Doug can't do any lifting for atleast a month. He is in a lot of pain and is on a ton of meds. It is hard for him to move around and he is not able to sleep well : ( Please be praying for him to feel better and for his job situation. They turned down his worker's comp and there is no short term disabilty in AZ. He will most likely need to find another job. Thanks for all of your prayer and concerns! Thanks also to Family of Faith Fellowship for bringing us meals! It is such a relief not to have to worry about cooking and really helps us to just focus on Doug's healing! Here are some pics of Doug waiting for his surgery: