Tag Archives: Matthew Price

Waiting for next step for Matthew’s hand and arm

I didn’t write an update yesterday, since I was Sabbath-ing, taking the day away, while Jonathan spent the day with Matthew. Today, Matthew’s pain has been low for the most part, usually 2/10 or 3/10, for which we are thankful. The new medications are working very well. Occupational therapy has been doing a lot ofContinue reading “Waiting for next step for Matthew’s hand and arm”

Uneventful day for Matthew

Today was, thankfully, a pretty uneventful day for Matthew. His pain was low most of the day. It seems like the new medication is working quite well. Tomorrow, the occupational therapists will work with him to exercise his elbow and shoulder on his damaged arm to keep the joints mobile. Jonathan will be hanging outContinue reading “Uneventful day for Matthew”

Pray for Matthew’s doctors

Matthew’s pain was lower last night but has been very high today. They are starting him on a different medication and adding a long-lasting pain patch. The doctors came by this morning and spoke with Matthew. They told him that some more muscle tissue might also have died, but on the other side of hisContinue reading “Pray for Matthew’s doctors”

Matthew’s surgery; discouraging news

Today’s surgery for Matthew brought us some bad news. They went in to debride (remove) dead muscle, which had caused his skin graft to fail on part of his forearm, but they found much more dead tissue than they had expected. No skin graft can be done there until there is healthy muscle underneath, andContinue reading “Matthew’s surgery; discouraging news”

Saying goodbye for a couple of months

Last night, Pam, Daniel, and Ariela said their goodbyes to Matthew and me for a couple of months. Today, I drove them to the San Francisco airport, and as I write, they are about halfway through their 10 1/2 hour flight to Amsterdam, where they will then take their next flight to Zagreb. Our missionaryContinue reading “Saying goodbye for a couple of months”

Continue to pray for Matthew’s arm and hand nerve pain

Matthew was able to take a walk outside today, for the first time in a month. It was a month ago today that he had his motorcycle accident. Today I happened to look at pictures from back then, and it made me thankful for how far Matthew has come. Thank you all for praying forContinue reading “Continue to pray for Matthew’s arm and hand nerve pain”

Matthew will not be discharged today; will have surgery Thursday

Matthew will not be discharged today (Monday). His pain is still not under control. Although it was lower (4/10) yesterday morning and early afternoon, it went back up to 7/10 yesterday evening and night, and a lot of today, with spikes of pain up to 9/10. They have decided to increase one of his medicationsContinue reading “Matthew will not be discharged today; will have surgery Thursday”

Matthew’s discharge & outpatient wound care and pain management

Thank you for praying for Matthew. For most of today (Sunday), his pain was quite low, but it did spike and stay up for a long time in the afternoon. Please pray that tonight and tomorrow morning, his pain will be very low so he can be discharged from UCSF Parnassus tomorrow (Monday). If allContinue reading “Matthew’s discharge & outpatient wound care and pain management”

Matthew’s pain is better; occupational therapy progress

Thank you for your prayers. Matthew’s pain was much lower today than yesterday. They have made some changes to the medications and dosages, which seems to be helping. The occupational therapist worked with him today. She taught him some exercises for his right arm (which is still weaker and has a limited range of motionContinue reading “Matthew’s pain is better; occupational therapy progress”

Pray for Matthew’s pain management & upcoming discharge

Today is Matthew’s 28th day in the hospital. His medical team at UCSF Parnassus is working to prepare him for discharge. The earliest date would be Sunday. The biggest challenge before discharge is getting his pain under control. They are weaning him off of the IV medications and trying to find the best solution usingContinue reading “Pray for Matthew’s pain management & upcoming discharge”