For most part of the first day post-surgery, Daryl did what he was supposed to do - he slept, slept and slept some more. The nurses came in at regular intervals to check on him, and Peter spent the night at the hospital.
Daryl has in his hand a PCA - Patient Controlled Analgesia. He can administer the painkiller, morphine, for himself as and when needed. However, because he knows that it is likely that he will recover quicker if he used less of it, he has been careful to not be too "trigger-happy". By midday, when Prof. Kwan checked on him, we figured out that while most patients on average use about 20mg of morphine, he has been using about 7mg.
In the evening, Prof. Kwan came for his second round of checks. Daryl's dressing was changed, and the blood drain, nasal oxygen tube and urine catheter were removed. Surprisingly, the pain he is experiencing is not so much from the surgical wound; but it is muscular instead - the result of lying prone with his arms outstretched above his head throughout the duration of the surgery. We hope with some analgesic cream, this discomfort will soon be gone.
Thank you all for your prayers, your encouraging messages, your care and concern for our family. We have been deeply touched by each and every one of you, and are thankful that we are surrounded by a loving community of fellow believers spread all over the world.
While we know there are more challenges ahead of us, we are also comforted that we do not walk the road alone...
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