Home Tonight

The surgery went well yesterday.  The surgeon put a new longer stent in the bile duct, extending into the liver past a tumor that was blocking the entrance to the old stent.  Today Chris's liver enzyme numbers were already better due to the increased drainage the new stent allows.  The surgeon also went all through his stomach and into the duodenum to check everything out down there.  All looked good as far as the stent from January was concerned. He also checked the stomach for ulcers, etc.  No problems except the tumors that keep blocking different parts of his system's flow. 

Chris was discharged this afternoon and is home resting.  His right side and stomach areas are sore from yesterday's procedure but he is doing better than before.  Although, when he started telling me they were moving the elephants this afternoon, I thought he was delirious and I started to worry until the medical tech in the room reassured me the elephants really were being moved from the Woodland Park Zoo to a refuge down I-5 around 5pm today.  Whew!