We wanted to send a quick update on Jason and his procedure this past Thursday.
The stent is in and there were no major complications. Praise God! While he was in quite a bit of pain the night of the procedure and the following day, he is at a point that he can now manage the pain without having to take any prescription pain meds. So while he does have pain, it is less than the last time around and can be managed w ibuprofen - another HUGE Praise to God!
If all goes well from here we will head back to the Dr. in early July to see how his esophagus is reacting to the stent and decide whether or not to leave it in place for a month or two longer.
At this point our biggest prayer request is that the stent helps his esophagus re-shape correctly to fix the problem go forward. Also, that the pain continues to remain manageable or go away completely.
One thing that God continues to humble us in throughout our journey is how there are so many others that have it much worse than us! I bumped into a dear friend of ours' mother at the hospital while Jas was in his procedure. Wow, it was so humbling to quickly catch up with her, as she recently lost her son in law to esophageal cancer who was diagnosed just 6 months prior to Jas. He left behind a family of four kids and a wife who continues to battle brain cancer. Again, humbling and a good reminder to us of how thankful we need to be that what Jas is dealing with at this time is an inconvenience, not life threatening. What an incredible blessing from our Lord! Very different from where we were at a couple years ago Praise Jesus! We are so thankful for this extra time we have gotten to have with Jas!
That's it for now! Thanks again for your continued prayers for us, it means so much to our family!
With Much Love,
Meg
