I could use some prayers!

Ron Fogelson · March 22, 2011, 10:55:57 AM

Prayers will continue for you guys Jim

taterhead08 · March 22, 2011, 10:33:48 PM

Praying in Mississippi for you guys!

dmayers · March 23, 2011, 12:03:36 AM

Stay strong my friend, stay strong!! My prayers are with you and your wife, yall will be fishin again before you know it!!

Mike Cork · March 23, 2011, 07:59:36 AM

Prayers from the Cork's for a safe surgery and speady recovery.

Swede · March 23, 2011, 05:10:00 PM

You and your wife are in my prayers Jim!! Thanks for giving us a chance to help out with prayer. Get well soon!!

bigjim5589 · March 24, 2011, 03:33:08 PM

Update on my wife. Just spoke with the neurosurgeon, he's been working on her since 10:35AM. All is going well at this point. She's doing well & is stable. The eye ear nose specialist is working on her now. The surgery is ongoing & will take several more hours! Again, we thank all of you for the many & continued prayers!
Jim

topcat · March 24, 2011, 03:47:45 PM

Prayers going up in Sooner Land for you and your wife....keep the faith.......

Topcat

Bassinkorea · March 24, 2011, 06:17:31 PM

Thanks for the update Jim!! I hope everything continues to go smoothly!!

Keep us updated.

tjj · March 24, 2011, 09:06:53 PM

Big Jim
Just caught up with this thread. My heart felt prayers to both of you. My your wife make a successful recovery soon.

bigjim5589 · March 25, 2011, 10:05:35 AM

Another update for my UB family! I had spoken with both surgeons & they felt it went very well. They were finishing up the surgery around 7PM & I finally got to see her last night around 10PM, but she was still asleep. They said she was doing well, and her vital signs were stable.

The surgeons told me they had to leave a small piece of the tumor in there to keep from damaging the nerves, and would deal with that later. This is not uncommon, and they had told us prior to the surgery that this may have to be done.

It was a long day for everyone! Again, I thank all of you for the prayers & support! I know she's being taken care of & watched over, both by some folks who are super at what they do, and by a higher power!

I'm off to the hospital again!
God Bless!
Jim

Mike Cork · March 25, 2011, 12:50:45 PM

Thanks for the update BigJim, Still looking for that post that says she's awake and demanding foooood! This is great news so far!

bigjim5589 · March 25, 2011, 01:24:20 PM

Mike, I just spent an hour with her, she's drugged pretty good, but was awake. She said her neck hurt!

She's drinking water through a straw, so that's very encouraging!

They still have her in the recovery, they're short on bed's.

But the best news is she's doing fine!

I'll be here most of the day & will update again later!

Jim

jocko · March 25, 2011, 02:59:54 PM

Jim,

how are you doing after your surgeries?

God Bless your wife and I'll continue to keep her in my prayers.

bigjim5589 · March 25, 2011, 04:43:07 PM

Jock, I'm doing well, and still healing! I get a little sore still with moving around too much, but it goes away over night with rest! Thanks for asking!

As you can guess, my wife's care is my main priority right now!

I saw her earlier today & she's hurting. There trying to make her as comfortable as possible. She's sleeping a lot, which is good!

I'll see her again in about 30 minute, that will likely be the last time for tonight.
They have a room for her, so they'll be moving her shortly!

Thanks again for all the concern!

Mike Cork · March 25, 2011, 06:04:23 PM

Jim it's great news all around. Hopefully you will heal quickly as she is going to need some help once you all get home. Fantastic news that she is awake and complaining

Pain is a good thing to a degree, tells you everything up there where they were playing around is still firing right

Keep us posted AFTER you get some rest yourself.....

Jaysimba1 · March 28, 2011, 12:23:57 AM

Jim, dont stop prayin. He will listen to ur request. He love us all & He will not leave us even we are down. So dont stop prayin, God is good all the time.

bigjim5589 · March 28, 2011, 01:11:30 AM

I haven't stopped praying! $:{_$

I spent most of the day at the hospital today. She's weak, and still hurting, but making progress. It's snails pace slow, but each day she's getting a little better. She sat up some in a chair this afternoon, and washed up on her own. She said she was very tired afterwards. The doctors had told her she would be very tired. But, they're all taking very good care of her, and the Lord is watching over her! Her vital signs remain stable so that's very encouraging, and she's still her usual stubborn self, worrying more about everyone else than herself!

She had packed a small case with things to bring along after she got in a room, and one of those was a picture of my 2 grandsons. I believe seeing that picture did a lot of good for her! She dearly loves those kids!

Once again, I thank all of you for the prayers & concerns!

I'll keep you all posted!

Jim

-Shawn- · March 28, 2011, 06:51:44 AM

Thanks for the update Jim!!

Ron Fogelson · March 28, 2011, 11:17:16 AM

Prayers continue Jim, thanks for letting us know how you all arre doing.

Mike Cork · March 28, 2011, 12:11:17 PM

Very encouraging news Jim, this is excellent. Keep us posted!

It would be way cool if the grandkids could come visit her? I imagine there is a travel issue with this?

jocko · March 28, 2011, 12:56:19 PM

Good Job Jim,

you tell your wife to be strong for those grandsons!

You all keep fighting and we'll keep praying!

bigjim5589 · March 28, 2011, 05:36:25 PM

Mike, no they live nearby, but they've all been fighting colds, so have stayed away. I don't think they allow kids in the ICU anyway.

I'm sitting with her right now, and she's doing better, except she's complaining her head hurts! One of the doctors stopped in & said with the type of surgery she had that the headaches were normal. He said it was likely due to how much fluid they drained from around her brain. It will take some more time until her body replaces the fluid & then the pain should subside.

Jocko, thank you!

javelin225ho · March 28, 2011, 05:57:57 PM

thinkin' bout you guys Jim.

bassindude · March 28, 2011, 08:01:09 PM

Still Praying for you two Jim. It sounds like you two are a very strong couple. Glad to hear your both on the mend.

bigjim5589 · March 30, 2011, 03:29:35 PM

Many, many thanks to all of you for the prayers! My wife is home!

They finally got tired of her & sent her home today!

She's doing reasonably well, she's tired & her head still hurts some, but that's normal for this type of surgery. Now we just have to wait it out & let her body heal. I'll be taking good care of her until I return to work on April 18th, then my one son & daughter will be doing the same when I git back to work!

$:{_$

I know that God is always watching over her & that she'll be fine!

Now, perhaps I can get to do some fishing!