Today is day 5 in the hospital, really day 4 since they don't actually count Monday/surgery day. Dan's doctors are very pleased with his progress. His new liver is working very well, in fact it is working better than the rest of his organs, who would have thought that. Dan's had other surgeries, but this one is definitely the most trying on the rest of his body and will take the longest recovery. A new liver shocks the entire body. Wednesday night his heart had afib (atrial fibrillation) meaning an irregular heart rhythm. His heart rate raced to 225, so between the paddles and 2 different meds they got it back to normal (thank God I was asleep when this happened or I would have needed the paddles as well). The cardiologist is following closely and they just took a second echo cardiogram to take another look. The kidney doctor has been by several times, kidney function has been slow but improving. He's off the insulin IV and is getting injections now, hopefully his pancreas is also starting to stabilize. The doctors had told us all this might and probably would happen, so we are not devastated. He is getting more verbal and more awake, but also more delusional at times. Like today, he knew who I was and where he was and that he had surgery, and soon after was telling me about the clowns and pretty flowers in the room. We wish the encephalopathy would have cleared up right away, however the doctors say it will probably take awhile for him, considering how very sick he was and also the anti rejection meds and steroids can also cause this. Amy is in town now and has visited several times, and Dan lights up when he hears her voice.
Your emails, phone calls, blog comments are very welcome and bring us comfort and strength. We pray for you also, that God will be your great I AM (Exodus 3:14)...that He will be to you, today, all you need Him to be. Believe me, you can hang on to that heavenly thread, if it holds me, I know it will hold you too.
Debbie and Dan
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Love the updates, thank you Debbie. We will continue to pray to for all of you. I can't wait to see him again, and enjoy a nice Mt. Dew with some Cayenne popcorn.
"How can I keep from singing Your praise, how can I ever say enough how amazing is Your love..." Praying in the night as the Lord wakes us...we love you....Joy and Roger
Mahalo for the update Debbie. I will keep Pastor Dan and you in prayer.
No worries about the "clowns and flowers" thing, my grandmother had the same experience after her surgery. She was asking why all the nurses are on horses and saying that she owned half the hospital. She is fine now. :)
Keeping you in my prayers,
Becca
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