"Wash Out"

Evan had his surgery today to drain the hematoma exiting near his liver. The hematoma contained mostly blood and fluid. The docs did a liver biopsy (pretty standard post transplant) and a washout to clear out any possible lingering infection. We still don't have any cultures back from the fluid, but the docs don't think it was concerning. Hopefully this procedure will have cleared out whatever is causing Evan's fevers and he has no more so we can get out of the hospital soon. The surgeons said that Evan's liver is working beautifully! We are so pleased to know that! The next couple days will be telling as to whether or not the hematoma or a possible bug in Evan's belly were the cause of his fevers. Evan is doing well and resting (thanks in part to some pain meds).

While Evan was in surgery, JR and I were able to walk the campus a bit. Stanford has a beautiful campus and the church in the center if campus is absolutely stunning! It was nice to get some fresh air and a bit of a refresher to get ready to tackle these next days if recovery. All is continuing to go well. This was just a hiccup in the road to full recovery.