Hello All,
Joe and I would like to thank you all so much for your prayers and support in this very difficult time. We are finally at home and Joe is "on the mend".
Joe came home from the hospital last Sunday (6-1) but we were at the hospital 3 days last week due to a HUGE kidney stone. The Dr. said there was NO way Joe could pass it on his own, so Joe had outpatient surgery on Friday to "obliterate" the stone. That 7 1/2 mm stone seemed to cause Joe more pain than anything else he had been through. He is doing 200% better now that the stone is gone!
Joe still has the arch bars in his mouth from when his mouth was wired shut. Those are scheduled to be removed tomorrow in yet another outpatient procedure. We are still not quite sure if his mouth and teeth line up okay, we'll have to wait for more of the numbness to go away. He is finally getting his appetite back...he's been eating 5 or 6 meals a day lately. (After losing 30 pounds, he can eat whatever he wants-whenever he wants!)
Joe will begin occupational and physical therapy today for his right arm. It seems that he regains a little bit of motion every few days. Still nothing from the upper arm, but he is now able to make his fingers spread out. That task was absolutely impossible just a few days ago. We were not terribly impressed with the ortho. that saw Joe at the hospital, so we are in the process of getting in to see a different one. We will keep you all posted!
Again, thank you all so much! I know that all of your support, prayers, and well wishes for Joe really make a difference in how fast he is recovering. I am told on a daily basis, by every kind of Dr. you can imagine, just how lucky we are and what a miracle healer my husband is! Thank You! Our love to all...
Joe, Hollie, Logan and Madison Metzler
