Get Well Mark Kinton

[herbjr]

Please keep Mark in your prayers, I dont have all the details but I just heard a propane tank blew up in his face at MIR. He is in a hospitol in DC. Please someone update if you know anything.

Herb Jr

[Brandon Peterson]

Son of a Brick....Mark buddy ole pal i hope everything is A ok with you man...i really hate hearing this happend to such a great guy....dude i hope will see each other next weekend if not holler at me.....get will boss man....

[danny waters sr]

Robert Kinton just called me with update .Mark has a broken nose , 5 teeth out or loose , broken jaw bones ,sinuses messed up as well as facial and mouth damage . he will be in baltimore hospital for at least 3 days. please keep him and his family in your hearts and prayers as this will probably take some time to get well.

[X-TECH MAN]

I just saw the info on this site. I hope everything will be alright. Get well soon. How in the heck did that happen anyway?

[Angela Macy]

He's been updating stuff on his facebook page but I couldn't tell what had happened to him....got the rest of the story over here.....

This is what he's been saying....

"Hey everybody, gonna try and update you all. Fist off, thank u to everybody who has called, sent me a text or prayed for me the last few hours. I have pretty much broken every bone in my orbital and cheek bone area on both sides. All of my front teeth top and bottom are either gone or broken. ENT dr says this was his 1st exp with these inj that the person was able to talk to him. Hope to b trans 2 wake med later 2day"

[Marty Rinehart Jr]

Thanks for the update. We will keep Mark in prayer. What a great guy.
Marty

[RANDY TATMAN]

I'm really sorry to hear about this Mark, get well soon.

[Duane Eiskant]

Mark had 5 hour surgery yesterday! Will be layed up for awhile! He's Kinton TOUGH and that says alot. Get well!!!

[Duane Eiskant]

This is an email from Renee Bingham of Godspeed Ministries that I received!!

Update on Marc: I spoke with Marc's wife Jennifer tonight. Marc was in surgery for around 5 hours. The doctors rebuilt the right side of his face by putting a plate under his right eye, another plate at the right side of his nose and 2 plates on his upper jaw. They also pulled 2 more teeth, bringing the total to 6 teeth now missing. His nose is packed. He cannot eat or drink tonight.
The doctors told them that he was very fortunate. Had he been hit any more to the left or top of his face, he may not be with us today or would at the least have neurological damage. He is a blessed man.
Marc was awake when I was talking to Jennifer and writing notes. He wants everyone to know that Jennifer will be setting up a Caring Page online at Wake Medical Center. We will let you know when it is ready and how to access it. He really appreciates all the prayers. Keep them up!

[Angela Macy]

http://www.carepages.com/carepages/marcihra

They have set up a care page for Marc, you have to register to look at it though but its a relatively simple and quick process.

This is the updates listed so far....

"Day of surgery - 4/22/09
Posted 1 hour ago
We arrived to WakeMed Cary @ 7:10 am for surgery that was scheduled for 9:15 am. Pre-op started around 8:20 then off to the OR @ 9:20. Now starts the long wait while he is in surgery. We received a page from surgery @ 12:30 letting us know that so far surgery was going well & that the surgical staff had just finished working on one side of his face and would be starting on the other side. From this time, it would still be another 2-3 hours of surgery. Finally, at about 4:30 the surgeon came to talk with us. He said that everything went well & that Marc was, at that point, in recovery. They did put 4 metal plates in the right side of his face(1 plate under eye, 1 plate beside nose, & 2 plates in jaw - it was actually shattered), re-stitch his top lip (it came open again during surgery), pulled 2 more teeth that were heavily damaged, & he has a stint over his nose with packing in both sides of his nose. After a long day especially for Marc, we were able to get into his room at approx. 6:45 pm. The remainder of the evening was to settle in, get him comfortable, & try to get some rest. More updates tomorrow.

We have so many people to thank. First of all, GOD for the blessing of Marc. We are very fortunate that Marc is still with us & very blessed that his injuries were not any worse than they are. It is obvious to me that Marc has a large extended family who really do think a lot of him. For this, we cannot express enough gratitude for all the prayers, phone calls, & well wishes. Thanks to all for everything. We love you."

"Post-op Day 1 - 4/23/09
Posted 51 minutes ago
Good Afternoon to All,

Marc did get some rest last night. This morning he was able to tolerate some clear liquids without nausea/vomiting. They came & took him for a CAT scan this am just to make sure everything from surgery is in good position. No word yet on those results. Surgeon is supposed to come by later today to check on how he is doing. Marc did get up to the bathroom this morning then sat up in the recliner for a little while to eat some lunch. Thanks again for all the prayers, phone calls, & support. Will post another update this evening."