Hey guys, this is going to be short because I am very very tired.
Matt's surgery went well, they removed his colon & created the end-ileostomy, just as expected. Also as expected (expected but feared), they had a hard time getting his post-surgery pain under control at first. Matt has been on a lot of percoset (sp?) and other narcotics for some time. In cases like this, a person's body develops a tolerance to the drugs, and it requires higher & higher dosages for relief. The doctors finally did a block in the region that was so painful. He's in a room now & sleeping (when I left him). He has a pump of some type of meds, but it's hard to hit the little button when you're sleeping...so every time he would wake up, he would be in a lot of pain.
Hopefully tomorrow will be the beginning of the long road to recovery! Thanks everyone for your thoughts, prayers, texts, calls, etc.
Kelly