Leaky

The docs have determined that Dan is a little leaky.

His incision has continued to ooze some not-so-friendly stuff. Accordingly, the entire incision has been determined to be infected, and thus, has been completely opened up. Dan will go home with some wound care, but the surgeons are confident it will heal nicely.

After running some tests on the fluid coming out of Dan's drains, the surgeons have also discovered that his pancreas incision is leaking a bit of amylase. Luckily, the leak hasn't been producing much fluid, so they are confident it will heal on it's own.

In other news, Dan and I slept through the night...6 hours! Woohoo! Thank God for a private room and considerate nurses. We convinced the docs to let Dan have protonix twice a day, so his night was NOT interrupted by vomiting this time. Hopefully, it will continue to work.
He's eating a little more today and drinking quite a lot. Unfortunately, he's having a little trouble with gas pains (or at least that's what we think they are). Lots of walking.

4 of Dan's friends from Biola drove all the way up from La Mirada last night to visit. They've been holding down the fort for a while now. Dan looks tired but very happy to have friends around. Such an amazing bit of kindness! They also brought along our mail and a "goody bag" from one of my friends. Sweet!

Hopefully, the rest of the day will go smoothly and Dan's new pain will go away without being anything serious. The boys are about to leave and then, I bet, it's time for a nap!

Prayer Requests:
* Dan's pain continues to improve and even disappear
* Infection resolves (no more fevers or discharge), no further infections
* Going home becomes a soon reality
* Another night of solid sleep
* Cooperative digestive system
* Healing of the pancreas leak