Insensitive

Please forgive me for being insensitive and not giving you an update sooner. Many of you have called and texted and left messages all trying to find out what is going on with test results and pain management and I have totally been inundated with busy work and I am so sorry. I would like to give you an update now - better late than never.

We met Bob and Dr. Barth at the Day Hospital at Hoag today. Dr. Barth changed out Gary's wound dressing and removed the suchers. I think this will be much better for Gary. Dr. Barth briefly touched on the results of the CT Scans. He does not have much information for us at this time. The CT was done without contrast and therefore is not the most accurate of tests when you are searching for the slightest of changes.

Right now it would not be beneficial for Gary to have a CT with contrast until we can cleanse his kidneys and lower his creatine level. Dr. Barth did say that he did not see anything "too evil" and I guess you can look at that statement any number of ways. But the bottom line is that we don't really know anything from the scans other than the fact that Gary's lungs are clean and even this small victory is something to celebrate. So, we wait and are patient just as God would want us to be. We have no anxiety or worry. It is really cool to have such peace.

Gary has had zero pain in his leg! The neuro transmitter is working and we are so excited! Tomorrow they will take the transmitter out and within a 2 weeks period of time he will have the surgery to permanently implant the pain system! He will just have to endure another two weeks of pain - I say just but I don't mean it so flippantly. I told Gary that for the first time there is a light at the end of the tunnel with hope of so much less pain and suffering. It is an answer to patience and prayer and we can't wait.

I have to get the kids down but wanted to touch base with everyone.

Happy October!

Love,
Lisa