Maybe next week?

Another day of doctor's appointments is finished. The visit with McGreeky seemed optimistic, though it was very painful for Dan. As the last "let's pull on the drains a bit and watch them go down" failed, the surgeon decided to try again today. He pulled a couple more inches out on each drains hoping that the suction would be removed from the anastomoses (holes in the connections of the pancreas and intestine). The drains had been pumping out so much over the weekend, that we can only hope the output goes down.

Also, we pressed McGreeky about getting Dan home to La Mirada. Maybe my argument with him last week did something (or maybe everyone's prayers), but he's thinking Dan can go home next week. Basically, he's uncomfortable with Dan being far away on TPN (not sure why, but whatever), so wants the drain to go down more over this week, let Dan eat real food for a few days and watch the drains. Sounds familiar, right? Dan was awesome about asking for clarifications--what will keep him from going home early next week? Dan getting sick.
So, the big prayer for now: keep Dan from getting sick! No fever, no infection, no pus from the drains (sorry, gross).

All of us want Dan to go home to La Mirada, especially him and me. It's really about time, right? Please press in with prayer that things go on schedule and on-target this week.

I'm flying back to LA this afternoon and then back up on Thursday night. Dan and I will spend the weekend getting things together and making plans as to how to make life work out in LA. I'll drive my car down to LA on Sunday afternoon and wait patiently (ha) to hear how the appointment goes on Monday morning. I have a sneaky suspicion that McGreeky will try some stall maneuvers on to keep Dan up here, but hopefully Dan and Jamie can hand back the heat. I hate not being there for the appointment, but school beckons.
Keep praying, friends.

Prayer Requests:
* Decrease in drain output
* NO INFECTION
* Pain control for pulling on the drains
* Ability to tolerate food this weekend
* Dan going home early next week!
* Endurance and energy for all my travelling this week
* Safe travels for everyone