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Saturday, August 2, 2008

Wanting to be home

We had so hoped to be able to come home on Friday, but Dr. Mangus wasn't ready to release Scott to fly home. He did pull the 2 JP drains and removed 1/2 of the staples in his incision. The concern is that Scott has some kind of infection. He has been running a low grade fever in the evenings, but not during the day. Also, his incision has some infection. He is on an antibiotic and has been since the 24th. They did a check x-ray and blood and urine cultures when we were in on Thursday. We haven't heard anything back from those tests. Additionally, Dr. Mangus is going to contact a doctor in Utah to follow up when we return. We gave him Dr. Ott's information and Dr. Mangus knows Dr. Ott. (they were in the same ward at some point in Baltimore) Hopefully he was able to contact Dr. Ott and make arrangements so we can leave soon.
Scott is scheduled to be back in clinic on Monday at 8:00 am. If everything is well, we are hoping to fly out on Monday afternoon.
Again, I am requesting anyone who will be fasting this weekend, to please include Scott in their prayers. He is soooooo very anxious to come home. I will be fasting that he can return soon. It is so difficult to be so very far from home and family and friends.
Love to all of you!
Susan, Scott and Elise (still in Indianapolis)

1 comment:

Ilene said...

Scott, Susan and family,

We appreciate your blog. So glad to know Scott is in such good care. We are thinking and praying for you all.

All our love and friendship,

Brent and Ilene Barton and family