Friday January 1, 2010

Hey EVERYONE!!!

I don't know if my father has told you all already but I had to go to the hospital and get my apendix removed. Let me tell you how this all came about it is a very great story about tender mercies from the Lord.

On Tuesday Dec. 29 I was moving my clothes and luggage and such to my new room because my room mates/companions all left to their missions or to their temporary missions so I had to move into another room with Elders so I wouldnt be alone. As I was moving my new companion Elder Brobbey was helping me and he left the top drawer open and I wasnt paying attention and as I was moving some things I swung my head and smacked it right on the corner of the drawer. I didnt pass out or anything but I did smack my head pretty hard and gave myself a huge headache. On Wednesday Dec. 30 Elder Brobbey suggested that I go to the Doctor because my headache was still pounding away and no matter what medication I took it was still pounding. We went to the Clinic at the MTC and set an appointment for 8:40am. I went to my appointment and found out I had a mild concussion and so Dr. Sampson gave me some excedrin and told me I would be okay in a couple says but If I had any signs of nausea or a change in sight to come back right away.

So by the time that was all done it was almost lunch time so I did some Personal Study and went to lunch after lunch I felt really sick to my stomach so Elder Brobbey took me back to the Doctor and on our way there my sight was going in and out of tunnel vision and my periphial vision was going fuzzy. We got to the clinic and Dr. Sampson took another look and me and sent me to the E.R. at Utah Valley Regional to get a C.A.T. scan of my head and to check out my brain. My results came back normal (as normal as possible for a hockey player haha) and he couldnt describe why I was having stomach problems so The Dr. gave me some morphine for the headache and my stomach and said to rest.

Elder Brobbey and I missed dinner and so the MTC staff made us some sack lunches and we went to GYM while they played I sat and drank my water after about an hour after eating the sandwhich I was given I felt really sick and so I was rushed back to the E.R. but not without receiving a blessing from my companions first. When we got there they gave me some more morphine and took more blood and ran more tests and while Elder Brobbey and I were waiting Pres. Robinson my Branch President showed up to comfort me. The tests all came back as normal once again and they gave me some perkiset for the pain and Pres. Robinson drove us home (MTC).

Thursday Dec. 31 I woke up feeling ill and so I stayed in bed Elder Brobbey stayed with me and then someone called us on the loud speaker and said Dr. Brown wanted to talk to me so security brought us up a cell phone and called Dr. Brown for me and after telling him how I felt he said go back to the E.R. so security took me back to the E.R. and it took for ever for them to give me pain medicine but they took more samples and ran even more tests and the Dr. I had this time had a feeling to take a C.A.T. scan of my stomach after we received those results he said "Out with the appendix" I asked him if I would be delayed he said he wouldnt delay me because of the simplicity of the surgery but it was up to the MTC doctors weither or not I get delayed so yesterday Thursday Dec. 31 I had my appendix removed and was able to see my Dad and talk with him and my Mom and then about 2 hours ago (10:00am) they released me into the real
world a.k.a. Rite Aid and I got all of my pain meds and stuff that I need.

Now I tell you that story because last Monday Dec. 28 I was suppose to leave for Washington D.C. but my Mission President called the MTC and said he would need me until Jan. 5th early in the morning but now because of my surgery the MTC doctors want to delay me for 2 weeks so I can do a follow up appointment with Dr. Watts So I guess the people in Washington D.C. will
just have to wait and become the elect :) I love you all and miss you all I will TTYL Dad I will probably be able to call you on the phone later Im not sure yet

Love Elder Van Dyke