Surgery has begun . . .

Jennie's surgery began this morning at about 7:30, and Dr. Sutherland told us to expect it to last 3 or 4 hours, possibly a bit longer depending on exactly what they find. We did get some good news that her islet cells seem to be functioning very well after the boost test on Wednesday. Her insulin production is just below the normal range, which it seems is better than Dr. Sutherland expected after the transplant last summer.

Today in addition to the Roux-En-Y procedure, Dr. Sutherland will take care of any adhesions he finds and do a liver biopsy. Dr. Sutherland told us that many of the patients he has to perform this surgery on notice a difference almost immediately, and I think that we are all hoping that happens with Jennie.

Jennie of course was very nervous this morning, as we are, but we all hope that this will be the last surgery for a long time and that she will finally be able to reduce the pain medicine and get back into school or whatever she wants to do. If this makes it so that she can actually live life again it will have all been worth it.

Please keep Jennie in your prayers, hopefully the surgery will be done in a few hours and she can begin to recover.