Surgery

Pete goes in for surgery this afternoon. In case you're not up to date as to what's going on, here's the details:

Last Friday Pete went to the doctor due to pain. The doctor said it was a hemorrhoid with a blood clot. He was given some pain meds and cream, and told it should get better within a week; if not, return back. By Sunday morning, he was in the bathroom literally crying in pain, so back to the doctor he went on Monday. She sent him for a CT scan to see if there was an abscess. (After 4 hours waiting for the scan and results!!!) The scan showed no sign of an abscess. Pete was then sent to a specialist yesterday for a more thorough exam. This doctor thinks there is an abscess but it's just not fully developed so it didn't show up on the CT scan. So now Pete goes into surgery this afternoon at 3pm. The doctor will also give Pete another thorough exam while he's under just to make sure there's nothing more serious going on with his colon.

Please pray for Pete. We're hoping the surgery will go smoothly. We're hoping there isn't anything more wrong with his colon. We're hoping he doesn't get an infection from the surgery (which is a possibility with this type of surgery). I hope Pete will feel better and recover soon. Then we can tackle the next big thing with this: the bill! :)