After Surgery Update

I am Kerri's mom doing an update for her, since she is spending the night at the hospital. The surgery went better than expected. They removed 18 inches of his intestines. There was no need for a nose tube. However, they are having trouble controlling his pain since he is allergic to morphine. Their most immediate prayer needs are for pain management and quick healing. His pain level is staying at a 9 on a scale of 1-10. One major blessing that happened today is that some men from their church replaced their old hot water heater. The new one was donated anonymously.