The doctor officially decided to do surgery to get rid of the bowel obstruction. He will be doing a lysis of adhesions (cutting the scar tissue that is holding the bowel up). McGreeky said he would try to do this through a scope (laparoscopically) first, though there is a high chance he will need to make a larger incision. If they simply find adhesions, they can take care of them and close Dan up. If they find that his bowels are "very sticky" (lots of adhesions), the surgery could take quite a while longer. Additionally, they are hoping to not find a need to resect any of Dan's bowel. That would potentially create more problems and longer healing.
Basically, McGreeky doesn't know what he is going to find when he takes Dan into surgery. He gave us a time estimate only because I asked: 2-6 hours. Lovely.
Currently, Dan and I are waiting in his room for transport to pick him up for surgery. He was supposed to go at 2, but a trauma surgery took precedence. So, we wait. Unfortunately, Dan has to wait with another NG tube until surgery. Bummer.
His parents, my parents and his aunt and uncle are waiting in the surgical waiting room. I'll join them as soon as Dan is actually taken back to the OR. Hopefully, we won't be waiting more than a few hours this time.
I will update as I can. Keep praying.
Prayer Requests:
* Successful, short, simple surgery
* No complications whatsoever (no infection, extra bowel obstructions)
* No bad surprises
* Peace for those of us in the waiting room
* Quick and unremarkable recovery for Dan
* Ability for Dan to eat comfortably and go home within the week :)
Bjorks are praying that McGreeky can see exactly what has been causing the problem and quickly remove those adhesions. Please promise to post a photo of Dan eating his first steak!
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