Sunday, June 22nd

Dave's family and friends were still pretty shaken up over the results of the surgery the day before. But, it was again so comforting to know that literally hundreds of people were praying for Dave.
Around 9:00am they took the first ultrasound of the liver to check on the blood flow and any possible clots. This was the first test to see if the surgery yesterday was successful. We prayed diligently as we waited for the results! A couple of hours later, we received word that the tests showed good blood flow to and from the liver. Praise God!
Dave was still under complete sedation and was resting from the surgery. We took turns reading Psalms to Dave. Dave's vitals remained stable throughout the day as he rested. By mid afternoon, Dave had started to move his limbs again. We did our best to keep him calm during these times by praying with and for him.
Dave had 37 visitors today! We are so grateful for the support of family and friends. It is encouraging to know how many people are praying for Dave.
At 8:30pm, Dave's liver enzymes had doubled what they were earlier in the day. This is a sign that the liver is not functioning as it should. Immediately, they took an ultra sound of the liver. We waited and prayed and finally 4 hours later, the doctors came in the room and said that the liver function was the same as this morning. Another answered prayer! The doctors said that the liver enzymes increase after surgery and it just took about 24 hours for that to happen. As long as the enzymes did not continue to increase, Dave was not in immediate danger. Dave continued to rest peacefully, his vitals were stable. It appeared as he would make it until Monday for another surgery.