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NO! that's the problem!!! IF I HEARD FROM HIM OFTEN I WOULDN'T MISS HIM THIS MUCH!!!!!!

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he emailed me once and it was in early september. He has called me once too, but that was even longer ago.
 
We interrupt this program for news of my Dad, Richard Ravitts, from my sister Tammi:


Dad is on anti-nausea meds to help him keep down the delightful banana-flavored contrast agent for the CAT scan, which should take place within the hour, provided he can keep the contrast down. After he comes back from the CAT scan, he will receive another two units of blood to keep that hemoglobin up while we figure out what's going on.
 
"You are not a God created by human hands, you are not a God dependent on any mortal man; you are not a God in need of anything we can give, by your plan, that's just they way it is. You are God alone, from before time began; you are on your throne, you are God alone. And right now, in the good times and bad, you are on your throne, you are God alone."

That song pretty much sums up my feelings right now! I am so glad that God is in Control!
 
Breathing easier. Here is the latest report from my sister Tammy:


So Dad was in surgery for about an hour and a half last night, not counting the prep and post-op monitoring time. Dad stayed stable throughout the procedure, with never any heart or oxygen problems. They were able to get the spleen out very well, apparently, and got him cleaned up inside. They were even able to collect the ~2 liters of blood that was in his abdominal cavity and give Dad those red cells back again using a "cell saver." Amazing.

We talked to Dad's surgeon, Dr. Prabahakar, this morning. He says that Dad is conscious (though groggy from meds) and doing well, if--not surprisingly--uncomfortable. He does have a little fluid build-up in the lungs, but that is not surprising either, and they are working on getting the fluid out. His blood pressure is high right now, but, as Dr. Prabahakar says, that's a good problem to have under the circumstances.

Dad is in St. Anthony's critical care unit at the moment, in room 14. They have very limited visiting hours there--presumably so that patients are not exhausted by the visits of throngs of well-meaning friends and family--so we have not seen him yet this morning, though we did see him last night before we came home. We couldn't talk to him then because they kept him sedated all night.
 
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