Prayers for DS please

Subject: Prayers for DS please Thu 01 May 2008, 9:57 am

Ladies, can I please ask for the help of all your powerful praying for DS who had an accident at work this morning, we've been at the hospital all day, it's now after midnight and we're going back first thing in the morning, DS is still on a trolley in emergency as they had no ward beds.
He caught his hand in a drop saw and has lost most of the back portion of the top half of his right index finger, it's all gone down to the bone. They can't even repair anything as there's a huge chunk gone. They told him there's an 80% chance he'll lose the top half of his finger and he's devastated. He's just begun teaching himself to play guitar these last weeks and loves it, he bought himself a guitar and guide book, he really broke his heart...they didn't sugar-coat the situation at all.
He is also in much pain and has to wait until tomorrow for surgery with no guarantees it will actually happen.
A second doctor looked at it after several hours, along with the initial doctor, he gave him 2 'possible' options.

#1 They could simply amputate it and be done with it.
#2 They could attempt to salvage it (no guarantees) by taking a portion of his middle finger and grafting skin from his fore-arm, stitching the fingers together for 3 weeks and hope for the best.

Obviously he's hoping they can manage the 2nd option, he wants to try to save as much of the finger as possible. He's been told that they may not be able to go with option 2 and to be prepared to come out of theatre with the top amputated. I'm so upset for him, I'm praying for a little miracle.
Your prayers will be much appreciated.
I'll update when I know more, I better get to bed, it's almost 1am and I want to be there in the morning again, for whatever time surgery might end up being.
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Subject: Re: Prayers for DS please Thu 01 May 2008, 10:17 am

skin, I am so sorry this has happened. My prayers are being sent for your son and for you and your husband, too. Please keep us updated.

Subject: Re: Prayers for DS please Thu 01 May 2008, 12:10 pm

Skin, I am praying for you and your son. Hopefully they can salvage the finger and he will receive comfort from the pain.
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Subject: Re: Prayers for DS please Thu 01 May 2008, 12:10 pm

we are praying Skin for you your son and Hubby .. blessing to your family

we will hold you close in our prayers
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Subject: Re: Prayers for DS please Thu 01 May 2008, 12:34 pm

Oh my skin. I am very sorry. I will be sending up my prayers.
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Subject: Re: Prayers for DS please Thu 01 May 2008, 1:51 pm

Skin, I am so sorry to hear this.

I am praying for your son.
I am keeping you and your hubby in my prayers as well thru this tough time.

~M
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That's such a shame....poor guy. that would be awful. I will pray for you all....I'm sorry.

Subject: Re: Prayers for DS please Thu 01 May 2008, 6:43 pm

Sending positive thoughts and energy Skin....
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Subject: Re: Prayers for DS please Thu 01 May 2008, 6:50 pm

I have said my prayers as soon as I read this,,I will continie to pray for him,,God Bless,,please know we are here for you to vent and help!

Subject: Re: Prayers for DS please Thu 01 May 2008, 9:02 pm

Oh Skin, I'm so sorry for this accident, I hope all goes well.
Teri
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Subject: Re: Prayers for DS please Thu 01 May 2008, 10:20 pm

Dear friend I am so sorry to read such sad news about your son. I am praying right now for him as well as you and DH. I will keep praying that our Lord will give DS comfort and healing. We are here for you!
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Subject: Re: Prayers for DS please Fri 02 May 2008, 4:22 am

Ladies...a miracle today!

He was taken to theatre shortly after 9am and returned to a ward bed before 2pm. He slept soundly until around 5pm when we had a few words with him and nipped home for an hour or two to feed the dogs and freshen up.
We found it hard to find anyone to fully explain the surgery but as we were leaving, one lovely doctor (not the hand surgeon), offered to read his notes and explain what they 'had' managed to do today. He said he was aware of the plans as it had been discussed in a meeting early in the morning before surgery. The notes also included a diagram of how it looked before repair attempts.
*** If you're squeamish, don't read further ***
There was an incision made down the side of his middle finger. The fleshy pulpy bit from the top half of that finger was stretched to also cover the top half of the index finger then stitched in place. So basically both fingers are sharing the top half of the middle finger. Skin was grafted from his inner arm to cover were necessary. A portion of bone had been sliced off but was minimal. The nail bed was still intact. He has kept the length of the index finger (which will hugely relieve him) although he'll never have a job as a hand model!
The doctor said he's a very lucky boy, he still has the length although these fingers will be quite thinner.
DS will be relieved, but I know he'll be in a lot of pain when all sedation wears off.
He will obviously have to face some further procedures but aparently all went well today and I hope everything knits up okay. The hand surgeon has really done his best to save the finger and we cannot ask for more than that.
I know it will takes weeks and weeks, if not months, of healing if all goes according to plan.
Thank you all so much for your prayers and best wishes, there were several said in Ireland also!
We're hoping he can come home tomorrow, we're popping back down to see him tonight again but probably will only stay an hour or so, we'd been there all day again.
At this stage we're unsure if we'll be having our mini holiday next week now but we'll see what the weekend brings.
Thanks so much again, as I said before, a miracle today!
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Subject: Re: Prayers for DS please Fri 02 May 2008, 6:05 am

I am glad the surgery went well. I will continue to pray for a quick and full recovery.
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I'm glad that it went well....I'll be praying!

Subject: Re: Prayers for DS please Fri 02 May 2008, 6:44 am

I was so happy to read this great news!! Our God is good and Awesome!! I will continue to lift him up in prayers for a speedy recovery!!
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