Alrighty then

After discussing it between ourselves, Ashley and I thought that surgery was a better option than trying to wait out my obstruction only to be obstructed again and need surgery. So we were going to wait for the doctor to come in and let him know how we felt. The only game-changer would be if my morning x-ray looked impeccable.

I did not get a lot of sleep last night. NG tubes do not let you get really comfortable. Just to let you know.

Well the doctor finally came in, fairly late since it was a weekend, and told us that the x-ray looked better, and that he didn't want to operate on someone who was passing gas and other things (that would be me). Well, so much for our opinion. After a long talk with him and him showing us the scans, we decided to give it 'til Monday like we had said last night. The biggest factor was his strong hesitation to do surgery. It is a big deal, and doesn't guarantee no complications. And especially for me in my condition, since I'm not in an ideal state for surgery, he wants to avoid it if possible, and he feels like there is objective data to go with his plan rather than a hunch, which is what our plan was based on. Hopefully this time, it will resolve with no surgery and will STAY that way. The interesting thing is, last night Ashley prayed that the doctor would be strongly opinionated one way or the other; though she was expecting him to be strongly for surgery. We'll see. We'll pray.

Please join us in praying for:

resolution of the obstruction with no surgery (quickly!)

NG out soon and eating soon (as is safe)

wisdom for the doctors

out of the hospital soon, at least by Easter

no more complications EVER