Thorburn Family

Rich and Ken are in their room, trying to sleep.  Rich received an epidural but it did not work for very long.  He is very uncomfortable, in a lot of pain.  They are trying other things and will probably take the epidural out tonight as well.  Please pray that his pain will decrease and that then they will stay on top of it.  We aren’t really sure why he is having that trouble.  Hopefully the nighttime will be uneventful for both of the guys.  THANK YOU for all the prayers.  They mean a great deal to us.  Anna

The surgery went well.  They started Rich 2 hours before they started Ken.   Ken and Rich are both recovering.  The kidney worked fully & immediately.  They said it is a BIG kidney!  Ken is making 1.5 quarts of urine an hour.  Things could not have gone better.
Rich has been moved to the room that he and Ken are sharing.  He’s very sore, and is unable to have the regular pain medication system most donors have, b/c of his sleep apnea.  Right now he’s a hurting puppy ~ getting a kidney out is harder than getting one in ~ they have to dig around your other organs and do a lot more manipulation to extract.  Rich has a very nice nurse who will be helping him as much as she can.  They are doing scans on Ken and he will arrive in the room after that.  Please pray that the guys will recover well, that Rich will have no seizures, and that Ken’s body would continue to have great success w/this kidney!   I will write something better later on tonight or tomorrow and send it to everyone, and update our website, but wanted to give you this update for now.  I can receive mail and also get internet in the hospital, which is why I can update this dite.  But, I don’t seem to be able to send mail, so I have not answered any emails since getting to the hospital (but I am reading them).  I am going to take this next door to the hospital and hopefully send some mail.  But, it won’t be until later tonight.
THANK YOU for the prayers and keep praying, thanks.   God is gracious and mighty!
Love, Anna