Burt had a stent put in his bile duct this morning. Hopefully in a few days he won't be so "yellow" anymore. They have him on a liquid diet until they see how the stent does. He may be coming home tomorrow, we seem to have him stabilized for now. He is controlling his sugar with insulin shots as the meds aren't working. The liver being unblocked now, maybe he will be able to get some nutrition from food now. It has been an exhausting three days, who ever said you can get your rest in a hospital has not been in one recently.....
Once he comes home, the problem will be keeping him strong and healthy until the surgery next Wednesday. The doctor's are going to do a Whipple procedure on him and take out the tumor, the gall bladder, part of the small intestine and part of his stomach. The surgery may take between 5 & 7 hours so it will be stressful on all of us. Please keep those prayers coming.
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Hang in there, Sherrie and Burt. We're praying for you both! Now that you know what you're facing, I know God will help you with all the decisions and keep a watchful eye over you and your family. Love ya !!
Burt...the things you will do for a little attention! Know that Rick & I are thinking of you each and every day; the kids, too and we all know you will pull through this mess just fine.......
Sherrie...you now have to be very sweet and do whatever Burt tells you.....that's just the way it is....I know he is loving this! - C
Sherrie, you have been in my lots a lot lately and hopefully things are getting better daily. Miss you on the MB. {{{HUGS}}}
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