6/22/04 - Better day today here at Shriners... Kyle has   had a rough time with his pain from surgery. the pain meds where causing him to be nauseous.  He fainted yesterday morning in the bathroom, and it was 3pm yesterday before he better.  Sooo no more morphine, oxycotin, percocet - only tylenol and tylenol with codeine.  His hands are out of the casts already and they have made splints that are removable during therapy.   He is moving his fingers and thumbs, they tell us the critical therapy is done here so i won't stress out about hand therapy at home. 1 week gone...2 to go and i feel it will pass quickly. Miss you all, Marie and Kyle

6/18/04 - Better news today....we figured out pain meds by 11:30 pm last night so Kyle had a restful night. the physical therapist came in twice today and had him doing finger movements. he admitted Kyle is coming along much faster than most of his patients after this surgery.  Kyle got out of bed and in his wheelchair for a few hours today, but it exhausted him and he has been in bed since. They also sent in a tech to make adjustments to his chair so he can use the joystick control with his casted hand.  He is doing fantastic, very uncomfortable, but tolerating it well. thank you for your prayers.. our love to you all and a special thanks to the Shriners for this opportunity.

6/17/04 - Kyle was in surgery for 4 hours (2 hours per arm). Dr. Kozin said the surgery went well with no complications with anesthesia. Unfortunately, he is in alot of pain. They are trying to keep him well medicated to help him thru this tough time. For the next day he is being kept in an ICU-like area and on O2. They are giving him morphine and valium and some other drug to manage him without putting him in respiratory failure. Thank you for your prayers!