[Magdalen] Prayers requested: travel and surgery

[Judy Fleener]

Don, you and Janice are in my prayers.

On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 6:03 AM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:

> Don, both you and Janice are in my prayers as you deal with these health
> concerns.  Traveling mercies on your trip.
>
> Ginga
>
> On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 8:28 PM, <thedonboyd at austin.rr.com> wrote:
>
> > Not sure whether I've told y'all about Janice's gallbladder troubles, but
> > several weeks ago she had to have ERCP (endoscopic removal of gallstones
> > blocking the bile duct--usually a fairly routine and low-risk procedure)
> > and cholecystectomy (removal of gallbladder itself).  ERCP #1 required
> > putting in a stent, and when time came for stent removal, previously
> > undiscovered gallstones were found.  New stent installed.  Stent #2
> removal
> > found still another very large previously undiscovered stone, this one
> too
> > big to be removed with the endoscopic equipment available.  Stent #3
> > installed.  Gastroenterologist here referred her to specialist iin
> Houston
> > who has access to laser lithotrypsy device that will enable breaking up
> the
> > stone and removing it.  This will be ERCP #4; the alternative would be
> > going in the old fashioned way--much more invasive, higher risk, longer
> > recovery, etc.  Tomorrow we will drive from Austin to Houston, see GE
> there
> > on Tuesday, do procedure on Wednesday, return home on Thursday.  We ask
> > your prayers for safe travel and effective relief from pain she is
> > experiencing which is likely due to the yet-unremoved stone.
> >
> > And while you're in your praying-for-the-Boyds mode, I ask a petition or
> > two on my behalf--I've been having lower GI distress (sparing you
> > disgusting details) of unknown origin since early June and am undergoing
> > serial tests in descending order of probability.  My GE is certain that
> > whatever I have isn't life-threatening, which is nice to know, but like
> > anyone who has prolonged GI distress I am not enjoying occupying my body
> > right now--and I need to be able to focus on helping Janice.
> >
> > I well know that compared to what some of you are living with this is
> > relatively minor trouble.  Guess I'll go read about Job's troubles.
> >
> >
> >
>



-- 
Judy Fleener, ObJN
Western Michigan