I know I've come to you before with similar requests. My sister Kathy (a few of you have sailed with her) has been in the hospital since the 16th. Orignally just gall bladder problems, now the pancreas is involved and they can't do any surgery until the pancreatitus (sp?) is under control. No solid food since she went in, and they are finally putting some nutition in her IV to try to get her stable. I'm working on getting to Delaware to be with her this week - I have Navy inspections all week so it's tricky.

Doctors are at a loss as to why they can't get the pancreas problem under control.

Pardon my spelling - I'm off to Mayo.com to try to get a handle on the info her partner is giving us. And thanks for listening.

Sue, I will keep Kathy in my thoughts and prayers. We are all here for you at LCT.

Nancy

Thoughts and full recovery wishes are being sent to Kathy, Sue.

Sue, I sure do remember Kathy and the rest of your great family! My thoughts and prayers are with her and hopefully the doctors can get to the bottom of this mystery soon!! Safe travels to Delaware so you can be with her.

Lots of prayers from us, Sue!

Sue, so sorry to hear about Kathy's problems. She is in my prayers. Pls keep us posted if you can.

Oh Sue, please give Kathy a hug for me and tell her that I am thinking of her.

Good thoughts and prayers for your family Sue - I'll check in with you from Lamb - give Kathy a hug - Joanna

Sending prayers for you, Kathy and your families and partners. Pancreas problems are tough, tough to endure.

Hope you can make your way there quickly.

Cheers, Anne

Prayers are headed your way. :angel2:

More prayers being said for your sister as well as your safe travels to get to her. Please let us know how she is doing when you have a chance.

You have our thoughts and prayers that the Doctors get a handle on the pancreatitis and she recovers quickly.

Sue, you all are in my prayers. Hope you can get to her soon and end some of your worries.

Thinking of your sister, Sue, and wishing her a speedy recovery.

Wishing your sister the best of luck and quick recovery, Sue.

Masaki

Thinking of you Sue and your sister, and praying that Doctor's can get on top of this and get her on the road to recovery. Safe travels to you getting to her.

Please let us know how she is doing when you can.

Sue, I’m so sorry to hear of your sister's health problems. I'll pray that this gets solved soon and that you will have a safe trip out to visit her and be able to see her get better.

We have a friend whose wife had to take him to urgent care on Nov. 8th due to some severe pain. Tests showed an inflamed pancreas. They did surgery to remove his gall bladder the following day. Subsequent MRI showed no stones left anywhere and his pancreas had returned to normal. It was a little mysterious how he recovered so soon following the surgery but his family is just very grateful for all the prayers that came his way.

Thank you all so much! Her voice was stronger yesterday and I got my flights booked. I'll update you when I can. And thank you so much again - it means the world to me.

Sue,
I've been away, and just saw this. Please know that we are sending hopes for quick recovery for your sister.
:hug:

Just thought I'd update all you wonderful people. Kathy has been in the hospital since the 16th of November and is not leaving anytime soon. Her lipase (sp) levels have decreased fromn 10s of thousands to the 700s but that is still way too high. They've taken her off clear liquids and she only can have ice chips. Her kidneys did recover and we're no longer worried on that count. Her pain level now is at a 5-6 instead of the 8-9 it was averaging last week which is a great relief. Waiting on more test results today. Her partner spends 10-12 hours a day with her, and is exhausted as well. Please keep them both (Kathy and Rachel) in your prayers. I am so grateful I had the chance to see her. Meant to update from there but time got away from me.

Sue, what an ordeal she is going through. We continue to send positive thoughts to your sister and more hugs to you. :hug:

Thanks for the update, Sue. Hoping and praying for all of you. As Betty says, "Positive thoughts."

Sue thanks for letting us know how your sister is doing and I pray for her restored health.

Sue:

Sending positive vibes to you Kathy & Rachel.

Thinking of Sue - Joanna

Sending positive thoughts your way and praying for Kathy's uneventful and speedy recovery.

Keeping Kathy in my thoughts, Sue. I'm sure your visit was a real boost to her.

Sue - thanks so much for the update. We will continue to keep Kathy, and your family in our thoughts and prayers.

Agree with Priscilla, I'm sure that you being there was very important to her.

Take care - let us know how things are going.

Sue, I can only echo everyone else; how difficult for you all!

Thinking of your family, Sue.

Masaki

Thanks everyone! It means a lot. Evidently they are going to try to drain some excess fluid off the pancreas today or tomorrow. They can't figure out why her numbers aren't getting any better.

Sue - let's hope the excess fluid reduction will help her get to a better level. We are continuing to keep all of you in our thoughts and prayers. May the progress to better health continue!

Cheers, Anne

We, too, continue to hold you all in our thoughts and prayers. Here's to better, healthier days ahead.

Thanks for the many thoughts and prayers. Thought I would update you all (now that I have power - darn ice storm!) Kathy has developed an infection of some sort in the hospital and they are dealing with that as well as the pancreatitis. Once they fix the infection they are hoping she can go home with a daily nurse visit to gain enough strength to go back for surgery. It's been a long haul, and we keep thinking positive and praying that she has the strength to beat all this.

Sue, I'm so sorry for the setback and pray that your sister will improve quickly; thinking of your whole family, your Dad must be really upset.

Renewed good vibes headed in your direction, Sue.

Good newws! Kathy is going home. All nutrition, meds and such will stay via IV and the nurse will stop by daily to monitor her condition. They hope she will gain strength more quickly at home. Ice chips are all she can have through probably mid-January when they think she will be strong enough for surgery. Thanks so much for your support and prayers, and please keep her recovery in your hearts. Prayers do work miracles!!

Yes they do Sue, and we will most definitely keep Kathy in our thoughts and prayers and hope that being home will help her to regain her strength for the surgery.

Again, please keep us updated as time goes on.

Sue, that is great news! Thanks for the update and I'm so glad your sister is going home.

Dena

Sue, thanks for the update. It will be a Merry Christmas to have your sister at home. I hope things will continue to improve.
Lynn