Many of you were aware that Jake has been in need of cervical surgery on his neck. He finally had it done yesterday after many painful days and disheartening delays.
He was in surgery for 3 hours where they cleaned up the disc, and put in a cadaver bone and metal plate, which will all create a fusion as it heals. He came out of surgery with no pain in his shoulder, no numbness in his arm, and of course a sore throat and neck. I just talked to Malissa and she said he is doing great and is taking no pain pills. (There was a concern he would be addicted to the pain pills after 7 weeks of use of heavy narcotics.)
So all around, we are thanking the Lord for what has transpired so far, and we are praying for a quick, thorough recovery. He has to stay home from work for 10 days until he sees the doctor again, but his only restriction now is no lifting. He has no collar on and only a large bandaid covering the incision site. Modern medicine...what a miracle...once you can get it done!
(I only took one picture of Jake in the wheelchair getting ready to go home. He was feeling like you can imagine and looked it too, so I refrained from posting the picture. You can thank me, Jake!)
