More good news!

Mason's wound care this morning went really well! We were all so encouraged. He only had to use Dilaudid and no Versed, so that means he can be moved back up to the 8^th floor! He will be in room 843. He will be transferred sometime today. His burns look so much better and his hand is almost completely healed. His right inner ankle is still the most painful place, but it is bright pink and red now instead of white, indicating growth of new skin and blood vessels. I hope this means he will be able to come home soon!

His room number will be 324-7843. In general, the phone number for a room in Brackenridge is 324-7_ _ _ where the last three digits are the room number.

Love,
Heidi

Mason turns the corner

Yesterday was a turning point in Mason’s recovery. Mason’s doctor, Dr. Uecker (pronounced EEE-ker), said that Mason does not need to go to the burn center in San Antonio (yey!). The wound care yesterday was the best yet. Mason said it was an 8 out of 10 pain level, which seems high to me, but he said it was much better than usual. They changed his PCA (patient controlled analgesia) from morphine to dilaudid, which still did not sedate him, but Mason said the pain was more manageable. His hand looks really great – it is almost completely healed! The plan as of now is to continue on the 6^th floor doing wound care under conscious sedation until the pain gets better, and then transferring him back up to the 8^th floor. When his pain can be managed on PO medications (by mouth), then they can send him home. I don’t know how long that will be – maybe a week?

Specific prayer requests:

-Please pray for his mobility. He hasn’t been able to walk since the surgery debridement last Thursday. It is too painful to bear weight on his right leg.

-Please pray for no complications, such as pneumonia, infection, blood clots, etc.

Today marks two weeks since the accident. It feels like it happened months ago. I tried to go back to the girls’ house where I was living, but it was too hard. I felt so alone and sad away from my family. So I went back home and I think I will just stay at home until I feel ready to go back. I am trying to do school this week, but it is so hard to focus. I didn’t know it was going to be this hard.

Love,
Heidi