Wade update:

Yesterday we went back up to see the Dr. that sewed Wade's eye up. He checked many things eye pressure, vision, stitches, swelling, and all aspects of the eye tissue. He sent us over to a retina specialist who ran his own series of tests. What he found was a debris trail that was left by the nail penetration. The nail went 2/3's of the way through his eye. It was a ring shanked 8 penny galvanized box nail....shot out of a coil air nailer from 10 feet away. They had pulled the nail out of his skull right after it happened....so it was out by the time we went to the hospital. His eye also has blood in it. He said the eye was sealed very well. (great stitch job). The problem with the debris is that if it is left in the eye the body will react to it....scar tissue will develop that might pull the retina off the eye wall. Not to mention the the vision being impaired by the scar tissue. What the Dr wants to do in 10 days or so is put 3 holes into the eye.....1 for a light pipe....... 2 for a device that has a cutter on it as well as a vacuum......3 for an instrument that maintains internal eye pressure. By removing all the debris and dead blood his chances for saving eye function goes from 2 out of 3 to 9 out of 10. After the surgery there is a 100% chance a cataract will form in the next 6 months. He will need to have that fixed as well. They have Wade on antibiotics as well as steroids and 3 different types of eye drops. He is smiling again :) which is good. Thanks to all who are praying and leaving notes! It is encouraging to us all.
Jim