Our son will have surgery tomorrow on his lower right leg. This will be his 21st surgery in 28 years.

We leave later today to take him to Atlanta as the surgery will be there not in our city. The doctor said he should be released on Sunday if all goes well and then I will stay with him at his house for about a week until I feel he is able to manage ok on his own.

If you have time please say a prayer for him and his recovery. He was born with Spina Bifida and he does well living on his own, but he is afraid this time being immobile for so long may be hard to try to get up and walk with his walker (he will be in a cast a minimum of 2 months).

Thanks much! :)

Sue and Tom,

Sending the very best of prayers and wishes for your son's complete and speedy recovery from his surgery. Please let us know how he's coming along.

Sue and Tom, please tell your son that I am thinking about him and sending him "get well soon" good vibes!

Sue: I hope all goes with your son's surgery. Keep us informed of his progress - prayers and good thoughts to you and your family - Joanna

Sue & Tom,
We will have both you and your son in our thoughts and prayers. I do hope his surgery will be successful, and his recovery rapid!!
Please, keep us posted.

Sue and Tom,

Sending good thoughts to your son and you and wishing a quick recovery for him.

Sue & Tom:

Yep, we'll wrap your son up in our prayers.

Twenty-one surgeries in 28 years..........

"May your joys be as deep as the oceans, your troubles as light as its foam.
And may you find, sweet peace of mind, where ever you may roam." (Unknown)

Ray & Penny

Sue and Tom,

Keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers. Please keep us posted as time permits.

Jacki

Sue and Tom,
He's been through so much! My thoughts and prayers will be with him. Please keep us posted on his surgery.

Your family will be in our thoughts and prayers. Let us know how it is going.

Wishing you and your son the very best, Sue. Which hospital?

Sue and Tom,
You son is in my prayers! Please DO keep us posted!!
Sheri

Sue & Tom, we are sending our prayers & positive thoughts to you & your son during this difficult time. - Michele

Wishing you lots of strength and sending good thoughts.

Sue, I wish all of you well.

Sue, lots of prayers for Mikey coming from out West. Please tell him we are thinking of him!

Hello, this is Mike, Sue's son. Most of you I do not know, yet all of you have offered your prayers and thoughts for me and my family during this difficult time. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. As mom has said this is my 21st surgery, yet it will be my first in over 10 yrs, the longest I have ever gone so it is hard to let that impressive streak end. I know mom will keep you all updated on my progress. Thank you again very much!

Nice to hear from you, Mike! We are all pulling for you!!! Keep a positive attitude and we will send nothing but positive vibes your way!!! Best of luck!

Mike best of luck to you for a successful surgery and a complete recovery!

Good luck Mike! We're all looking over you and wishing you a speedy recovery!

Mike...you've got lots of positive energy from all of us and I can tell from your post - you've got lots of your own. Now use that to get better!

Wishing you the best!

We are pulling for a quick recovery and a successful outcome, Mike. All the best to you and your family. Sue, please do keep us posted. It's tough being in the waiting room! Hugs, Anne

sending all the positive energy and prayers your way that are in our power. with all the loving support of your family, God willing, everything will turn out fine.

Sue and Tom we wish your son the very best. It sounds like he has had a tough time having to have had so many surgeries. Please keep us posted. I will be away from the computer until Tuesday. Our family is getting together at Trinity Lake. The temperature will be 100+ every day.

Mike - best of wishes to you during your surgery and your recovery. With this much positive energy around you, I'm sure you'll get through things in a flash! We'll be thinking of you.

Masaki

best of luck Mike for a speedy recovery.

We just returned to our hotel room in Atlanta. The surgery went well - thank God! His doctor stated "the surgery was boring and that's how I like it"!

Mike was starting to wake up before he left the opearting room and was in his room about 1.5 hours later. He is doing well - a bit of pain (which in a way we are thankful for as he doesn't have much sensation in his legs...it is quite spotty). His cast goes just above his knee and he said it was pretty warm.

Tomorrow he will have PT visit and assist him in transferring from bed to his wheelchair and in to the bathroom. If all goes well tomorrow we should be able to take him home Sunday. I will stay at his house about a week (he lives about 30 minutes from our house).

Our family thanks all of you for the prayers and well-wishes...it truly means a lot to us! When Mike read this thread yesterday it brought tears to his eyes he was so touched. :)

Ah Sue, great news! I believe in the positive energy this warm and caring group creates.

Mike, I know from experience that this group has a huge collective heart, and that it doesn't matter if they have met you or not. My brother had a fire just before Christmas. It destroyed everything. He is raising his 2 young grandchildren. When I told this group and asked for their prayers, I cannot tell you what the outpouring of support meant to me, my brother and his family. If big hearts and genuine caring can really change situations in a positive way, and I KNOW they can, you are truly in good shape.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery! :hug:

Sheri

Sue, thanks for letting us know how Mike is doing. so happy that the surgery went well and I am keeping all of you in my thoughts and prayers.

Nancy

Wonderful of you to let us know so soon how Mike is doing. Tell him "LCT cares!"

Awesome news! Thanks for keeping us posted.

Oh Sue, I'm so very happy to hear that Mike's surgery went well. We will continue to have you all in our thoughts snd prayers. Love great news!!

Sue, I'm sorry to learn that your son needed surgery. But, I'm happy to know that Mike is doing well. With so many surgeries, he must be a brave young man! I'll keep him in my thoughts and prayers, and you and Tom, too!

So glad the surgery is over and Mike can move on to PT and getting home! We will keep him in our thoughts. Cheers, Anne

Great news! Hope everything continues to go well for all of you!

Very encouraging news, and relief that the surgery is over and done with. Now, onto a very speedy and full recovery!

So glad to hear this good news. Hope today is a good day and Sunday finds Mike back home and getting back into his routine. Take care. . .
Jacki

So glad to hear all went well. Continued prayers and thoughts for an uneventful recovery.

Sue:
I'm so glad he got through that surgery -- and that you did, also. Maybe he's coming home today? I do hope so.

Mike was released from the hospital Saturday afternoon. I spent the night at his house in case he needed my help. I am thankful he is so very independent, for being physically disabled, as there was really nothing I needed to do.

I will drop by each day with meals and clean as needed, but he truly is able to do most things on his own with a little ingenuity and just taking him time.

Being house-bound is what will drive him bonkers! He isn't able to return to work until he is changed to a short leg cast in 4 to 6 weeks and he can't drive until then, either!

Your concern and prayers were/are truly appreciated! :)