Joy writes...
"Sam is much more comfortable his pain is well controlled and he is beginning to communicate a little with us now. The TPN is running and his NGT is draining well. His is very weak and sleeps a lot. This is the most peaceful I have seen him since last Saturday. I think I can rest tonight knowing he is comfortable. Thank you for your kind messages & prayers."
#praiseGod #prayer #prayforsam #Godisgreater
Joy has just sent this as a better and fuller account if what has been happening to Sam.
"Sam complained if a mild Tummy ache Wednesday before last on his way to school but as he looked fine and did not complain about it again we did not think much more about it. Last Saturday night when he went to bed he then began being violently sick and he had a fever. This continued throughout Saturday night and Sunday. We thought he had a bug and would bounce back after a day or so and we were dreading the family going down with it one by one. The vomiting stopped but the tummy pain worsened and the fever continued. By Tuesday evening he was so limp and I was wondering why no one else was sick. Then at 7pm the pain became localised to his right side which made me believe he has an appendicitis. I took straight to the dr who agreed with me and admitted Sam to hospital. They discharged him Wednesday evening saying his pain was not severe enough for an appendicitis. They said he had Mesenteric aderitis. Symptoms worsened and we were back in hospital during the early hours of Thursday then discharged home again with the same diagnosis. I phoned the hospital during Thursday night but they said his symptoms were usual for Mesenteric aderitis. Sam remained very unwell so took him to the gp at 9am who referred us back to the hospital. We had an ultrasound scan 6pm Friday evening which showed fluid in his abdomen suggesting an appendicitis. They operated at midnight. He had a Very gangrenous ruptured appendix removed. It was very long and tucked right into his pelvis with the puss they saw on the ultrasound. They said the surgery went very easily considering how Nasty it was. They are going to leave his wound open for 5 days to drain the puss. He now has paralytic ileus (paralysis of the gut causing obstructive intestine)which means his stomach is swollen with fluid & bile causing difficulty breathing v bad pain & vomiting.
He has localised peritonitis is ( infection of his peritoneum ). They have now passed a nasal gastric tube to keep his tummy drained. And they will begin TPN to build him up as he has not eaten for 9 days now. It has been very distressing for sam and for us to see him so unwell. Sam is more comfortable this afternoon and will hopefully have his first good nights sleep tonight."
We continue to pray for healing. #prayforsam #Godisgreater
I received the following from Joy today via WhatsApp...
"It's been difficult to keep everyone up to date with Sam situation the last few days. Your kind messages have meant a lot to us. We are sorry if we have not replied to any of your messages you but as you can imagine our priority is to be with Sam. What's app will hopefully keep you up to date and one message to you all is far quicker than us sending hundreds of individual ones. Matt is also creating a blog for anyone not on what's app so you can share that with them. I will recap on events during the last week to bring you all up to date as I've not managed to reply to you all and you have been kindly asking how Sam is doing. Sorry if it's a repeat update for some of you. Thank you all for your loving kindness. We are so blessed with such kind support from you all. Love from joy Nigel and the boys xxx"
Please continue to hold them all in your prayers at this time.
#blessings #prayforsam
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