Sugery!

       Yesterday, Doug woke me up at about 1:30 and asked me to take him to the Emergency room. He was having really bad stomach pains. He had been having really bad stomach pains every 4-6 months for the passed 3 years. We went into the hospital and the doctors ran some basic blood and urine tests. His blood test showed that his white count was up and so they kept him at the hospital the rest of the night to observe his white count later in the morning. When they ran the second blood test his white count was higher than before so they went ahead and ordered a cat scan and sure enough they saw he had appendicitis!
       They got him into surgery pretty quickly once they found the problem. He was in surgery for about 45 minutes and then in the recovery room for another 45 minutes. I was surprised at how NOT loopy he was after surgery. He was pretty coherent. He was of course very sleepy, but he was feeling great after surgery. They watched him for a few hours after surgery to make sure he could keep down all his food and could walk around. He was ready to leave by 6pm.

So that's the story, he's doing a lot better now! I'm trying to make sure he doesn't strain himself and that he keeps his blood circulating. Thanks for all your prayers and nice thoughts! We really appreciate it!