Dad's been alert and resting well in the hospital all weekend. He's been uncomfortable and weak but awake and we all enjoyed some nice visits.
On Sunday they still weren't seeing much function from the kidney and liver. They did some scans and determined that he had a clot in his liver. This was a big concern as he wouldn't have survived long in that condition. They acted quickly and planned an immediate surgery. Because it was short notice, and since we weren't here, they had some local priesthood give him a blessing. The surgery was successful and they were able to remove the clot. However, they did notice that part of his pancreas was not looking good.
Mom and I (Dan) got here this morning and Dad is still sedated and has a breathing tube; as well as 1000 more tubes and machines working together to keep him stable.
The latest word is that his numbers are looking better including function in his liver. However, they're still not seeing a lot of improvement with his kidneys so they have a specialist coming and may need to do dialysis. The kidney problem is a result of the clot in the liver and they feel confident that the kidneys will improve but it just takes time.
The plan now is do keep him sedated and with a ventilator through Thursday. Then they will do another surgery to remove the stint in the liver as well as check on the pancreas. They will determine then if the pancreas needs to be removed. If that were the case, he would then become insulin dependent.
There is a still a lot going on for us to feel real comfortable at this point. However, we feel like we are in really good hands and hopeful of a full recovery.
We are thankful of the support and really do feel comforted by your thoughts and prayers.
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