6/08/2006

And the answer is.... He will!!! or maybe He won't

Well the big day has come and gone. Will's scan was done, and of course, they found no sign of anything wrong. They put the fluid up into the bladder, then they watched it come back out no problem. So can we bring him home? Maybe, maybe not. Dr Chan (Surgeon) decided to re-cathetorise him. He wants to do the further analysis (a systoscopy) to determine what's going on. Therefore he thinks we should leave him in hospital for a further 10 days. The systoscopy will require a general anesthetic. However, the nurses and other Doctors (actually the pediatrician is Dr Ng - not Dr Chan - my bad) all think that Will can come home, and have been lobbying with Dr Chan to let him out. If he does come home, he will still have the catheter in, and therefore will require a little more management, and contain a little more risk (possible risk of it coming out, risk of infection, etc.). We think we're up to it. So tomorrow Will will come home (most likely). For how long? Maybe 2 hours, maybe the weekend, or maybe until the surgery. Don't you love a life of certainty. Anyone who suggests that God doesn't have a sense of humour...... In His great wisdom He decided not to cave to my bold request, but he didn't completely leave us high and dry either. He came forward with a new option that we hadn't even thought of. I cannot help thinking that God is not yet convinced that we are truly trusting in him (He's probably right), so wants to keep us on our toes. If / When Will does come home, we will have to pretty much keep him housebound, and we'll have to minimise contact with the outside world, to ensure we don't risk infection etc. So we won't be having any parties, etc. I think the plan is to allow people to come and visit, but cuddles, games, trips to ocean park or Church are probably right out of the question. In summary, a huge praise point that there was nothing found in the scan that required invasive surgery. Another huge praise point that its Jules birthday tomorrow as that was the clincher in the negotiation between the nurses and Dr Chan (apparently) .

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

It's 10.15pm here and I've been waiting all day for this update. Not quite sure what to think of it though. It all seems so uncertain. Great news that they found nothing wrong. All that prayer for healing... (Our God is good!) Great news that Will might spend some time at home, even if its only for the weekend. At least Jack and Cleo will get a proper chance to see him. That's so important. We'll pray for his safety if he gets released. We'll pray for his continued healing and that surgery might not be required at all. We'll continue to pray for you Jules and Harry that this emotional ride might be over soon. We love you lots
Lisa

Anonymous said...

Harry & Jules, please be assure that "HE has made everything beautiful in its time ...." (Ecc 3:11) Trust !

Terese

martin said...

Hi
Well glad to hear Will's might, perhaps, may, possibly be home soon. Hang in there. It's great that we keep hearing of Will's improvements. Love to You guys and the kids. Turner Family Blog seems to be chugging along well, it's a great way 2 stay in touch. Prayers are with u all.

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