An update on Adam

What a week it has been! Adam and I remember joking on Tuesday morning, when we checked into the hospital and still thought we'd be coming home that afternoon, how funny it was when the nurses would say things like "we change our IVs every four days" or any other references to the future "days" of our stay. We kept thinking, "man, how long do they think we are going to be here? Do they know something we don't know?" HAHA Adam finally had his Endoscopy (that we thought we were having Tues morning) on Wednesday evening. They scheduled it with a new doctor and I was so happy to have things moving forward and scheduled so I could make arrangements to be there with Adam. The procedure went well and they told us he'd need to stay over night again and continue without food until morning at which point we'd know if he suffered any complications. They said there was a chance he'd wake up with a tummy ache but most likely would feel like a million bucks. He woke up with a tummy ache. He contracted pancreatitis as a complication from the endoscopy and is now again in severe pain. He will be spending another couple days in the hospital (without food or water) on heavy pain medication. When we found this out yesterday morning, Adam's sweet mom hopped on a plane and flew down to be with us. I can hardly describe how much the weight has been lifted off my shoulders by her being here. Adam is getting the care he needs at the hospital now and I don't have to worry about who's with my girls and there are two of us to help each other out now and take turns visiting Adam. I went to "tuck him in" last night and was excited to find that they'd moved him to a private room (a nice reward for all he's been through) and so he was able to invite me for a sleep-over. What a treat! Adam's mom stayed the night with the girls and I got to stay by Adam's side all night and morning with far less worry. Today is Stella's birthday (Adam's mom). We , of course, shipped her present up to Utah so it is not here for her; we bought her a b-day balloon, which the girls popped, and we tried to take her out to a fancy lunch at Sonic and their debit card machine was broken so she had to buy her own b-day lunch and ours! Some days you just can't win. She's spending the afternoon with Adam at the hospital now and although it's not too stimulating, I suspect she enjoys having some time with her baby boy today. :) The doctor's anticipate that we'll be able to bring Adam home Sunday or Monday and then he'll need of few more days of TLC at home with us. His work has been great and everything else is getting back in order. We hope you are all well and look forward to a happy, healthy, Christmas in just a few more weeks!

For anyone curious about what pancreatitis is, here is a link of info for you:

http://www.medicinenet.com/pancreatitis/article.htm

In a nut-shell, your pancreas secretes enzymes into the intestines to aide in the digestion of food. Pancreatitis occurs when the enzymes become active while still in the pancreas and it begins to digest itself. Lovely, I know.