Update # 9: Whipple on!

I apologize for the lack of communication of late, but I suffered a setback of sorts. The stent inserted in my bile duct in Tucson in July became clogged, which resulted in a return of the jaundice symptoms. The stent was removed at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte and eventually replaced at Duke University Hospital in Durham.

However, things are still on schedule. The Whipple procedure is set for Wednesday, Nov. 9th at Duke University Hospital. I am to call the evening before to receive an exact check-in time, probably somewhere between 4:00 and 5:00 AM.

I am already looking beyond the surgery to a speedy recovery and a return to some semblance of normalcy. Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers–especially this coming Wednesday morning.

≈ ≈ ≈ Dona nobis pacem ≈ ≈ ≈