Just got a phone call from my mother. The verdict is two more tubes and several more days in the hospital.
They are going to put another drainage tube above her JP tube to drain out the fluid which they think is responsible for the infection and that just refuses to go away. They are leaving the JP tube in since it is still draining meaning the pancreas is still leaking.
Since the pancreas is still leaking and since she is having pain in that area they have decided it needs a time out to get it's act together. So, a feeding tube will be inserted past her stomach into her intestines. What I have been told is that this will allow her pancreas to rest since it will not be producing anything to help with digestion and it will also allow Lindsay to get some much needed calories and get her strength up to help with the healing process.
I have not talked to Lindsay but I'm sure that this has got to be hard for her. They are transferring her care to Iowa City so the doctors are in the process of transferring from her specialists here to her specialists there.
All of her therapists are also going to come to the hospital to see her so she doesn't have to be set back any days on that. Her first appointment starts at 8:00 tomorrow.
Hopefully these two tubes will do their job and she will be out of the hospital by this weekend or early next week and on the road to recovery once again. I will stick around to post until she is able to resume once again.
Thank you all for your prayers. Keep them coming, she is not through healing yet!!
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Oh I am sure that this is very hard for her to accept. I hope that she heals fast and can get back on the road to recovery soon.
Of course we will continue to keep her in our prayers!
POOP! Not what anyone wanted to hear! But remember, two steps forward, only one step back!
Stacey
I tried not worry when she hadn't posted since Tuesday...a year from now this speed bump will hopefully just be one in the distant past of some smooth rolling going forward.
I didn't know your were posting so just caught up on what has been going on. Will pray that this bump in the road smooths out for you soon and for Marion too.
Love, Aunt Sue
Lindsay
you will overcome the bumps in the road! You remain in our thoughts and prayers.
Hendrik and family
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