[Cursillo] Update on Debbie's Knee Surgery

[AnneAbdy at aol.com]

Below is the e-mail I got from Theresa (Debbie's Daughter).
 
I spoke with Debbie and the first thing she said was, "This prayer  thing is 
great!" She's in good spirits, sounds tired and definitely loopy  from all the 
meds. etc. There was some concern about her being able to be  discharged 
today...her bottom # on the Blood Pressure needed to be above  40...finally got 
her there with a bunch of fluids and she went home at 7:30 pm.  She says the 
doc. scraped away some cartilage and filed down some bone. She says  this surgery 
was more painful than she anticipated. Debbie does not like to use  pain 
medications. The doctors tell her that she could be back to her  regular routine 
in about 3 weeks but even then to use common sense. I say, let's  pray for 
Debbie to have common sense and patience with herself...and of course,  complete 
healing!. She will need to do some Physical Therapy but for the moment  needs 
to stay off it for 2-3 days. Curt cooked dinner and has been  great.
 
She's supposed to see a doctor on Wed. so on my way home from Mount  
Angel...I'll stop in and get an update.
 
Love to all,
Anne
 
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Hi Anne,
 
I just talked to my mom a few minutes ago, and she asked me to email you  
with an update. The power of prayer is quite amazing! Mom's surgery went very  
well. So well, in fact, that the doctor's were surprised to find that her knee  
was no longer as damaged as the MRI had originally shown. Originally she was  
supposed to need to use crutches for the next couple of weeks. However, since  
the surgery went so much better than expected, she won't need to use crutches 
at  all. Mom has been released from the hospital and is now resting at home. 
She is  still under the effect of the pain meds and anesthesia, so she is 
pretty loopy  right now, but she is not feeling any pain. 
Thank you so much for all your prayers. It definitely made a difference.  
Please continue to pray that mom has a quick recovery.
 
Your sister in Christ,
Theresa Mullan


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