one down . . . one to go?

For those of you who haven't heard, surgery went well Thursday, and Mike is home recovering. I will return to work Monday, and my mom is here until Thursday as there is testing this week and I cannot miss this at work. Mike was kept overnight at the hospital due to the adrenal issues, but he had no complications! Surgery went well. We are big fans of West Chester Medical Center and Dr. Fischer! He listened - a dr who finally listened to us and then took action. Mike has felt lousy for 7 weeks, and every test looked fine, and so no one believed he felt lousy. Unfortunately, due to the steroids to address adrenal issues, his bloodwork and tests can often come back looking far better than they are. And this dr knew that, and knew that the gall bladder needed to come out despite the good bloodwork, and took action. He was a breath of fresh air! Mike's gall bladder did indeed look bad and infected and had evidence of past infections. Dr. Fischer thinks this will make a big difference in how Mike feels. He should feel 80-100% in 3 weeks! He is feeling sore and has little appetite, but this is to be expected. All in all, this was a good and blessing-filled experience for us. Good doctor, good care, good results, and quick answers and action. There were so many things that day that were clearly the Lord's blessings and hand upon us, it was wonderful - and a long time since we've felt that in the medical field. The same day we saw Dr. Fischer, we saw a new endocrinologist that we really liked. We received orders for new tests and a referral to a pituitary surgeon. Mike will make an appointment for this Monday. I asked Dr. Fischer when Mike could have the surgery on the pituitary, IF that is what is determined, and he said 6 weeks. It is not for sure they will deem this a necessary surgery, but deep down we hope they will as this MAY be the answer to some/all of the endocrine issues. In the meantime, however, we will continue to enjoy over 50 days seizure free :):), healing from the gall bladder and hope that Mike will feel better, and follow up with the new endocrinologist who also seems to listen and be a go-getter.
We are thankful for your prayers and calls and blessings and love, friends.
Becka