Surgery Results

Well, I'm sure most of you have heard bits and pieces about Judy's surgery. So, I will start at the top and tell it all. On Thursday, the Surgeon attempted to look for the problem using a laparoscope, but was unable to see anything. He did about a 4 inch incision and was able to uncover the culprit that was causing the symptoms...a piece of her small intestine was stuck to the front of her abdominal wall. He snipped it loose and then had to do a resection of about 3 inches. While viewing the small intestine, he became concerned that about half the intestine appeared to have a blueish color, making him think there was a restricted blood flow to the area. He called in a Cardiovascular Surgeon and it was decided to do a CT Angiogram on Friday morning. The CT Scan was done about 10 AM and we heard from the team that afternoon. The consensus was that worst case, there may be minimal restriction of blood flow, that would not have been the cause of Judy's symptoms. Our Oncology Surgeon feels like the resection will relieve the symptoms. So, here we are at 8PM on Saturday, getting ready to go home tomorrow afternoon. Wow, what a crazy week this has been. Satan has been attacking us "big-time" the last couple of weeks. Now, Jesus tells us, "My children, just keep your eyes on Me and watch Me work a miracle on your behalf". Thank you Jesus! We love every one of you and cherish your love and prayers. Judy and Ronnie

Surgery

Judy will enter Baylor Hospital at 2PM on Thursday for exploratory surgery. She has been having symptoms similar to those prior to her previous resection. I will blog after the surgery, probably Thursday evening or Friday. Thank you all for your continued prayer and encouragement. Ronnie and Judy