First outing

Well, Les had his first day out of the house yesterday. Jeremy picked him up, took him to the hospital for a blood test and then onto the YMCA for a visit. He sat the whole time there, but said it was good to be out. He was going a little stir-crazy staying in the house all day.

When he got home, he slept for a couple of hours. It made him pretty tired to go out, but he said it was worth it.

We thank the Lord constantly for his recovery and for his system to be getting back to normal and working well. It is so amazing considering how sick he was just a few days ago.

Thank you for all of your prayers and the cards and phone calls. It means so much to Les and to me.

God be with all of you!

Les has been home four days now and he is doing well. He wears out quickly, but his pain is bearable.

It looks like the liver is functioning and everything is looking good. He continues to rest and sleep alot, but tries to walk as much as he can---only at home.

He goes back to the doctor October 31st and we should know then what the next step is.

Thank you for all of the cards and phone calls and especially your prayers. God has been so good.

Linda

Les is home from the hospital. Very worn out, but glad to be here.

Popsicle

A day makes a big difference. After being sick Monday and Monday night, Les had a good day yesterday. His stomach was fine all day and they even let him have a popsicle---which he enjoyed greatly. If his stomach tolerates clear liquids then he can have something a little more substantial like oatmeal, cream of wheat, etc.

They are even talking about him going home. So maybe that will happen soon. His spirits were much better yesterday and he was able to walk around the nurses station twice.

Your prayers are so important to us. The Lord is giving us strength for everyday as we need it.

God bless you all.

Linda

Mom and I came home last night---the first time in 5 days. It was hard leaving Les up there. We will head back later this morning.

Friday, Les was in a lot of pain that they couldn't get under control so they did not get him up. His blood pressure has been high. It goes down for awhile, but then goes back up again. Dr. Forrester says this happens sometimes because of all the fluid from surgery. They are trying different medications to contol it, but so far it's up and down.

Saturday and Sunday were pretty good days. Sunday he was up in a chair for most of the day. He was very tired by the end of the day, but was glad to be out bed. They decided to try him on a few sips of appled juice on Sunday to see if he could tolerate it. He did okay until yesterday, Monday. Around 11:00 AM he started having an upset stomach and it continually got worse. They gave him one nausea medication and when that didn't help they gave him different one. The last med made him incoherent. He was saying all kinds of things that didn't make sense. It was funny and scary at the same time. This lasted for the rest of the day.

When Dr. Forrester came in yesterday he was very concerned that his bowels weren't moving. He ordered an x-ray to see if there is a blockage. We don't know the results yet. After he came back from x-rays he got very sick. I hope they get this resolved today. He has only had 4 sips of apple juice since last Wednesday.

Thank you for all of your prayers. Linda

Dad came through the surgery okay last night. They were able to burn off the tumors on his liver and took a section to test for more cancer which came back negative.

He is in a lot of pain this morning but they are going to try and get him up and around. He should be in the hospital for about a week. He is at KU in room 6419

Surgery tomorrow

Well I guess Les is all set for surgery tomorrow. He went to KU yesterday for preregistration. He also had a CAT scan at Olathe Medical Center. It was a long day for him.

His surgery will be at 7:30 AM and we need to arrive at KU at 6:00 AM. They will do a few more tests in the morning, but it should be pretty quick. The surgery will be approximately 3 hours and he may be in ICU immediately after. He should be home in 5-7 days. Knowing him it will probably be 3 days.

His spirits are good. He is ready to get this over with and move on.

I have been reading Isaiah 43 for the past few weeks and holding onto the promise of God:

Isaiah 43

But now, this is what the Lord says--he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel:
"Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.
For I am the Lord, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior---

We are trusting the Lord to see us through these next few weeks and give us strength. Thank you for all of your prayers and words of encouragement.

We will try to update this blog as soon as we can.

God Bless you!