Today is Alex's 30th birthday! He is feeling better and better everyday and is definitely gaining his appetite back! We travelled to Oklahoma on Thursday to bring Nonni (my mom/Donita) home and go to Robbi and Jack's baby shower (my sister-in-law and her first baby, due in September). We had a big birthday dinner with the family on Friday night and then Alex and I went on a "date night" to our favorite Italian restaurant for his birthday last night. It was yummy and we were so glad that Alex was able to enjoy eating once again.
We met with Dr. Loftus for well over an hour on Monday, discussing his history and treatment options for the future. On Tuesday, Dr. Devine said he was VERY pleased with how well Alex is healing after surgery. We talked with him a bit about his expectations regarding weight gain and then were back over the meet with Dr. Loftus regarding some concerning bloodwork from the day before. Alex's liver enzymes are elevated, which could be from residual inflammation in his biliary duct around where his ulcer is located in the duodenum OR it could be a result of Tylenol use, medications and dehydration. After some further testing (ultrasound), Dr. Loftus determined that it was difficult to tell which was the culprit. His biliary duct is slightly dilated/more open than when they measured it in the hospital, but not by much. There was no obvious obstruction, so he wants Alex to get frequent bloodwork, stop taking Tylenol and one of his medications and see how his labs look in the next few weeks. If that takes care of the problem, we won't need to return to MN until around early November. If the bloodwork is still of concern, we may need to return in the next few weeks.
Alex is having a great birthday so far. We ate at his favorite breakfast joint, First Watch, this morning after church. Lydia has given him an extra dose of birthday "muah's" (kisses) all day. He is taking advantage of Lydia's naptime with a little birthday nap of his own. ;) We will be coming back to KC tomorrow and plan on staying put for a while! It will be so nice to be home! Alex plans on starting back at work in a couple of weeks. I know he looks forward to getting back into the swing of things.
So sorry again for the gap in updates! We hope to have more good news to come as Alex continues to heal and recover.
Love and blessings to you all!
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What terrific news! Thanks for keeping us posted! We'll keep our prayers directed your way!
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