Jeff Head Update May 1, 2010

5/1/10 | Gail Head

[Gail_Head]

Jeff finished his second surgery last night/this morning at 1 am (after 17 hours). The good news is that he is doing well. He has a lot of swelling from being in a face down position for so long, but they are keeping him intibateed (a breathing tube) and sedated until tomorrow. There was a little problem with some bleeding, but our prayers were heard and the doctors' hands were guided to correct it quickly. The bad news is that he will have to have one more "minor" (3 hour) surgery later in the week to do the bone graft. Yesterday's surgery went too long and they didn't want to keep him on the table for another 2 or 3 hours.

When Jeff wakes up, he will not be happy to know that the bone is still sitting in his leg. =S I imagine it is the same feeling as having a compound fracture and it has caused him the most pain (so far). With this second major surgery out of the way, though, they will be able to control his pain much better than they could the two days between his first and second surgeries.

I don't know that I can use real names here, so I will just say that there is a man whose mom is on FR who works at MD Anderson. He is an RN and has come by several times to personally check on Jeff and me.

Thank you all so much for the tremendous outpouring of love, prayers, and support. They have been felt and have helped us through this past week. I have never been too involved with Jeff's FR network, but I see why he remains so involved with such an awesome group of people!!

If anything else comes up, I will keep you posted. I am hoping that Jeff will feel well enough in a couple of days to maybe post something himself....we'll see.

Someone asked for our address here in Houston, so I thought I would post it for anyone wanting to send Jeff a card. It is:

Faith House I

4611 Cedar

Jeff and Gail Head, Theile Apt.

Bellaire, TX 77401-4202

Thanks, again for all you do!

[ConorMacNessa]

Prayers continue for Jeff's recovery!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[GeronL]

I hope everything goes well.

Praying for a full recovery.

[hoagy62]

Then prayers for his well being you shall have! AND for strength for the whole family AND for the skill of ALL the physicians and nurses involved!

[Cardhu]

Thanks for the update Gail.

[bgill]

I hadn’t heard he was ill. Prayers.

[litehaus]

Prayers continue....

[combat_boots]

Prayers for you all.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Please keep us posted. God bless you and your family. You are in my prayers

[Natural Born 54]

Behind every great man is a great woman. That is apparent here. My very best wishes for you both.

[Batman11]

We are keeping Jeff in our prayers. Take care of yourself as well.

[big'ol_freeper]

God bless

[mick]

Thank you for the update. Tell Jeff his posts are missed here and on FaceBook.....God bless you both.

[mojitojoe]

Thank you for the update, so far all our prayers have been answered. Take care of yourself and Jeff and God bless you both.

[Servant of the Cross]

Prayers up! Dear Jesus, be with and comfort Jeff and Gail Head.

[El Cid]

Prayers for you and Jeff.
May the Good Lord provide complete healing and recovery - and peace to rest in His arms.

[Smokin' Joe]

Prayers continue for all of your needs and Jeff’s complete healing.

[manic4organic]

Prayers up.

[bmwcyle]

Prayer bttt

[my_pointy_head_is_sharp]

Prayers for Jeff’s healing! And for your family’s peace of mind.