Prayers Needed for IDO Brother

Continued thoughts and prayers. Stay strong JAKOB.

Thoughts and prayers sent your way.

Hang in there jacob.

Update from JAKES mom he has been in surgery and for 2 1/2 hours. It is going slower than planned, but he is stable.

Tough for them to get through all that muscle he’s built up from hauling in big fish.

Prayers continue until Jakob is safe and recovered.

Psalm 147:5 Great is our Lord and mighty in power, his understanding has no limit.

Dear God in Jesus name we pray, we lift up our brother Jakob in surgery today and for a successful operation.

Prayers sent for Jacob.

Surgery is completed

Written 57 minutes ago

Jakes surgery is finally complete. It took quite a while due to the intricate dissecting out of the veins, arteries and nerves in order to find the rib to remove. Post operatively he has a drain in his chest as well as fluids, and a Pain pump. Ironically they use the same pumps from my company. It’s interesting to watch the staff use them on my son. They needed to increase his PCA dose due to pain. His saturations for oxygen drop when he starts to fall asleep so he may need oxygen during sleep. They will be starting the Heparin again at 9pm. Continued prayers are appreciated. We thank everyone for all of your support and caring words.

It’s great to hear that he made it through the surgery safely, and he’s on his way to recovery

Our thoughts and prayers are with you for a speedy recovery

I continue with prayers for Jacob and his family. They’ll all be beat up a little after this is done. Post Op is a iffy 24 hour period. Here’s hoping those hours are smooth ones.

Prayers for a complete recovery.

Good news, keep the reports coming!

C’mon Jake, you are on the home stretch now!

Prayers from our family again. Stay strong.

Congrats on getting through the surgery, healing and rehab does take time and it’s not easy, you are past the first and most important part.
Prayers sent.
Jack

BK, any update on Jakob lately?

Finally back home!!

Wow what an awesome group of guys on here, I can’t explain how much your words helped me through this terrifying time.

I arrived home yesterday around 3pm and found myself walking straight up to my bed and sleeping for the next 20 hours straight. It’s great to be home, but the battle is still not over.

I underwent major surgery removing my upper rib on the right side of my body, it was a 4 hour surgery and something I would like to never do again. With the surgery they had to move every muscle, vein, and nerve around so they could access my rib and I am still feeling the effects of it.

I am doing physical therapy at home and am still feeling numbness in my right arm and fingers, but I have been told that will go away with time.

I was very lucky that we caught this when we did – it was a 7″ blood clot that was created from my rib pressing on my vein and stopping the flow to my extremities – we thought it was a pinched nerve – but thought I should get it check out anyway.

Here is a picture of what my chest looked like before the clot was removed:

Just scares me again looking at it.

I will be on blood thinners for the next 6 months and laying low for the next couple of weeks until my pain subsides.

Thanks again for all the prayers and kind words throughout this whole ordeal and I hope to see some of you on the water soon!!

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Holy CRAP!!

Glad you’re on the road to recovery Jakob!!

BTW nice photo of a mottled flathead.

Lucky for sure. Glad your home and relaxing. Take it easy. No fishing for a while.

Glad to hear you’re back at home

Get well soon

Thank you Jesus!
That’s Great News Jakob! Sending prayers for a speedy recovery and zero pain.

Great news

Here’s to a speedy recovery

Great news. Just follow all the recommendations from doctors orders and you will be back at it shortly.

Good news!

Glad to hear you made it through your ordeal. Yell if you need anything, OK?