Another very busy day, Suzie gets a stent

Dear Family and Friends,
How nice to have family in the house. This morning Jerry and I took the dogs to the park for a quick walk. We had breakfast of Belgium waffles and then I did research and left for the first of 5 appointments today. I finished up about 7:20 in Hercules in the cold wind and then drove the few miles to the hospital where we waited together for Suzie to be returned from recovery. About 4:30 a doctor wheeled her down to the surgery and she had a laproscopic procedure which had several purposes. First and foremost they wanted to install a stent to relieve back pressure in the pancreas and the liver. A mass of some kind yet undermined was blocking the passage of fluid from bile ducts and causing both the liver and pancreas to be expanded. This was causing extreme pain. While they were in place doing the stent installation they were also able to collect cells from the mass for testing in the lab. They were able to observe the movement of fluid through the stent while the camera was still in place, a very good thing.
If Suzie feels much better tomorrow she will allowed to leave the hospital, if she does not feel better she will stay put. If the cells collected are enough to determine the nature of the mass that will be one thing. If the nature of the mass is still not determined then she will need to go to UCSF where a complicated biopsy will be performed which will pin down exactly whether she has cancer or not.
After Suzie was back in her room we spend a few minutes with her and then left her to rest. We found a Chilli's nearby and had soup and chips. Then we drove home and are now all ready to retire for the evening as its almost midnight.
So tomorrow remains somewhat up in the air at this point. It is great to have guests in my freshly cleaned house and its so special to have Jerry and Donna here. I can't quite believe it.
Please continue to pray for Irene and Suzie. Irene is holding on but may need a stent herself soon as a tumor is beginning to block a duct in her liver.

love to all of you,

tim