Joel Prail

We went to visit to the surgeon's PA about pain. She took us to the ER due to low blood pressure. So here we are. (At Community down in Greenwood)

Ingrid is still having a hard time controlling the pain with the assortment of oral meds. Prayers for finding the right pain relief or just relief from the pain.

With cost savings in mind, the ICU nurse and the physical therapist combined graduation out of ICU with some needed PT time on Ingrid's feet. So we arrived on the 3rd floor after climbing a few flights of stairs. Or maybe it was an elevator, hard to tell

Ingrid would like prayer because she is having some nauseousness. But due to some mild issues in her heart rhythm that are exaggerated by the anti-nausea meds, she can't have those meds often enough. She hasn't had any food other then 2 pretzels and she'

The pain med combination seems to be working better. Still lots of pain, but better enough for a nap.

Ingrid is in a LOT of pain. They are working on balancing things out.

The doctor met with me and gave his update. He says he removed all of the cyst, and he's curious to find out what it was. He also mentioned an issue with cuts to major veins and arteries, but he got those sutured up right away. Ingrid is

The nurse called - they are wrapping things up and should be done in 30 minutes or so.

Prep is complete for Ingrid. She signed all the forms and the surgeon signed her back. They've rolled her down to the operating room to let the anesthesiologist and other staff get started. Pray for the whole staff in that OR, specifically Dr. Kesler for his work as

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