Monday update on Preston

Preston came through the surgery great. There was more infection inside, and they cleaned all of that out and also took out a small bone. But he has to be on antibiotics for several weeks. So we signed for them to put in a pic line, and we will be bringing him home and giving him the antibiotics through his pic line. We will be having home health, and the company that supplies the medication coming in to be sure things are ok with the pic line and the antibiotics. But they are having problems putting in the pic line. They got it in so far and it won't go any further. So in a.m. they have to take him to radiology and use some dye and see what is going on with that. It will probably be Wed. before we get to come home. He had a big cry this evening, wanting to come home; but calmed down and understood why it might be Wed. It breaks my heart to see him going through all of this, when he was doing so well. So far it has not showed up staph infection. So that is a good thing! No infection is good, but the one he has (consists of a 3 part name which I have forgotten) is the treatable kind and the lesser of the 2 evils. The culture from today, will be back tomorrow, and hopefully it will be the same as the first culture.

We appreciated Pastor Going being with us, and also Junior's parents came down, for the surgery. It helps the time go so much faster when we have people with us. I have been in a lot of pain today and tonight. I was supposed to stay and let Junior come home and get a good night's rest, but I couldn't stay. I have got to extra medication and see if I can knock this terrible pain in my right shoulder, neck and down my arm. We are already exhausted and he has only been in there since Sat.

So that is the latest. Hopefully the pic line problem can be resolved tomorrow, and the wheels will be in motion for his homecoming!

Continued prayers are much appreciated.