Roller Coaster

Monday:    The last few days have been a roller coaster of emotion for us.  From the previous blog Daryl was scheduled for the very invasive surgery on Tuesday morning. One of the surgeons, noted that Daryl had a g-tube and therefore was not eligible to have the stomach pull up. This resulted in several planning and conversations among our great team of surgeons, for other options.  Late Monday, Dr. Mansfield cancelled the surgery. He is extremely organized and has a very detailed plan for each surgery. He wants to review all of Daryl’s scans, consult with the team and will meet with us in the morning.

Tuesday:  Dr. Mansfield, spent hours reviewing all of Daryl’s scans and consulting with the team of surgeons.  The new plan is to do a small bowel ( jejunum ) transplant.  The issue has been, a gap of 1cm needed  for the procedure, in order for  Dr. Mansfield to connect.  After the consulting with a plastic surgeon, this could be accomplished by another  procedure that  would give Dr. Mansfield about 5cm! The plastic surgeon is  Dr. Halls, who we know personally! Daryl had worked with Dr. Halls when selling the  Wound Vac and we are very good friends with his wife Autumn. The medical community, may seem large to many, but it is a very small community. We feel the grace of the Holy Spirit!

This new procedure has less risk, than the previous procedure, although still a hi-risk. This  will not require the Cardio Thoracic surgeons, which will decrease the need for manipulating the lungs and complications. Dr Mansfield will be coordinating with all the surgeons for a new surgical date.

Tuesday afternoon Daryl was able to transfer out of the ICU to a regular room! This was a wonderful change of scenery for us! Also there is potential Daryl can come home before his  next surgery! What a blessing this would be!

We are very  thankful and blessed to have so many people praying for us. We especially want to thank Dan, Chris and Jeff who have been great support during this roller coaster ride, as well as, many who have called and texted.

Keep the prayers and positive thoughts!

Love Daryl and Charlotte