Surgery Update

Surgery Update:

Tracie is still in surgery. I am hoping to see someone around 9-10 P.M. The surgery lasts at least four hours, but could go five or six depending upon what the doctor sees. We are blessed to have the only board certified surgeon who does liver transplants in Utah working on Tracie. We keep hearing he's the best and we have full confidence in his ability. The procedure will be the removal of Hemangiomas' that are growing in and on Tracie's liver. Dr. Belnap before the surgery said he wasn't sure how many of these he could take out at this time. He was hopeful he could remove all seven but, was not sure. If anyone wants to learn more about what an Hemangioma is go to this link http://www.novanews.org/LiverHemangioma.htm. I think they describe it pretty well. We elected to have the surgery because in some cases there is a risk of rupture and internal bleeding. Sometimes this can be serious and even life threatening. Two of these tumors are very large and do have this risk potential. Just before surgery Dr. Belnap said there might be potential for Tracie to spend a little time in the I.C.U. We won't have the answer until after the surgery. Just after they wheeled Tracie into surgery and I was herded into the waiting room, the seriousness of this surgery sunk in a little bit. This woman is everything in this world to me. There is nothing more important or holds more value in this life than her. Having said that, being able to do nothing is not fun for a guy who would walk through fire to make her comfortable. Please include her in your prayers this evening I am confident that our heavenly father protects spirits as strong as hers, but a little help from our friends I am sure won't go un-noticed. We love and appreciate all of you. We are grateful for your support and don't know how to re-pay all of your sincere kindness. I will update you as soon as I can after the surgery. Talk to you soon.