Off topic: Wife's surgery

[PastorDan]

Greetings from ICU.  Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery this morning all went well, but the surgeon didn't particularly like the looks of her liver, so they took a sample to do a biopsy, and sent her here to ICU as a precaution in case the liver should begin to bleed as a result.  She's still sawing logs.  If things go well, she should still be discharged tomorrow as planned, which will make Bandit very happy.

Oh, and I must've dropped my cell phone as I got out of the car over by the MS Center across campus.  On the fifth try, someone answered, and said that's where her daughter found it.  They're now dozens of miles away, but will be back in the morning, and will drop the phone off at the registration desk there so I can pick it up.

[opie74]

PD,
Sorry that it has taken me so long to weigh in.  I have mpt had much time lately.  It is a good thing that they discovered the liver when they did.  It is also a good thing that yall did not procrastinate any longer with the surgery.  It goes to prove that gasteric surgery is not elective only.

You all are in my prayers.  I hope that you will be able to return to normal by Easter.

Blessings to you both,
Ann

[Trace420]

My prayers and thoughts are with you and your wife, PastorDan.

[hbananas]

Since your wife's a Type 2 diabetic, let me share with you what happened to my best friends' hubby.  After his gastric bypass, he immediately was no longer diabetic.  No medicines, nothin!  And this was even before the weight started falling off.

So, let's hope and pray that the surgery cures the diabetes, which reverses the fatty liver disease, which halts the cirrhosis, and the remaining healty parts of her liver do a good job keeping up with things.

I'm glad she's in a regular room, you have had productive visits at the MS center, and Bandit is happy.

[PastorDan]

Thank you.

Bandit's actually having the time of his life.  He's staying with his groomer, whom he loves, and she is letting him run in her securely fenced back yard along with a half dozen of her Whippets, her Shih Tzu (Bandit's half Shih Tzu), and a very friendly young Doberman.  The weather's been beautiful here for two days+, so he's spent nearly the whole time outdoors.

[Fluffysmom]

Well, good news/bad news, eh?  I think it's great that your wife is donating tissue for studies, that she's recovering well, and that this surgery to improve her health uncovered another health issue that may not have been discovered for a while.  Hopefully her doctors will be able to treat the cirrhosis and keep it from getting worse.  I don't know a lot about it.

I did have a neighbor with liver problems, and she said that astralgus root can help; you can ask a doctor, or research it yourself, and then ask a doctor if its safe.

As for her knees, the weight loss will help a whole lot with her recovery from knee replacements; I know from my own knees that each extra pound puts four extra pound of pressure on your knees; ouch!

I'm glad you had a good visit with the MS Center's Nurse Practitioner.

I hope Bandit's not pining away too much...

Adding my prayers to all the rest, and sending a cyber hug your way.

Kathy

[deborah0904]

I'm sorry for this finding but will pray that God gives the Dr.'s the wisdom to treat her.  My prayers continue for you both.