Another Update on Darryl

Some of this information may be dated because the last update I had is from Sunday. Darryl was pretty grumpy on Saturday and in a lot of pain. He did not like the morphine drip because although it provided temporary relief of pain, it did not provide lasting relief, so he felt his pain was spiking too often. Both arms were immobilized in braces to keep him from moving them. He was eating normal food and getting up every once and a while. Late Saturday night they took out the chest tube that was causing part of his pain and grumpiness. They also switched him to oral pain killers instead of the morphine drip, which made him much happier because the pain control is more constant. They took the brace off of his right arm as well.

On Sunday, he was feeling less grumpy, but still in a lot of pain. I have a feeling that he is going to be in a lot of pain for a while. Since the brace is off, they have started moving his right arm and hand. He cannot move it himself (on Sunday), but he can feel when someone touches it and moves it, which is a good sign since there is always a possibility of nerve damage. His left arm, which is the arm that is in worse shape, was still in the brace and it is unknown at this time what its condition is. He was supposed to start physical therapy, possibly on both arms, yesterday, but I have not heard an update of how that went.

Darryl is still in a lot of pain and has a long road of recovery ahead. He keeps telling everyone to be sure and thank those that are praying for him. He knows that the prayers have helped, and that he needs lots of prayer. He is determined to face the pain knowing that his recovery is going to be full of it, and he is determined to work hard to get out of the hospital as soon as he can. Jennifer says that he keeps saying that he is going to be at boys' night at the Center tonight, although I think that they would have to bring boys' night to him for that to happen.