So Rush-Copley hospital has become a new hangout for the Chrisman family. Rubin has been in a lot of pain again this weekend (he actually spent all day yesterday curled up in a ball on the couch). He went to his GI doctor today for a follow-up appointment from the last time he was in the hospital (about a week and 1/2 ago) and the doctor sent him straight from his office to the hospital. They have decided to do surgery tomorrow to remove the portion of his small intestine that keeps causing him problems. The good news is that with the majority of patients who have this surgery, the symptoms of Crohn's go away for long periods of time - in some people forever. For others the problem just moves up to a different section and they have to go through the same stuff all over again. We are hoping that this will heal him in the long run and that he can go on living normally and not have to worry about ending up in the hospital every few weeks with severe pain.
The bad news is that he will have to be in the hospital for 5-7 days, which means he will be here through Christmas, and that he will have to be out of work for 4-6 weeks. Please pray for his surgery to go well tomorrow and that he has a speedy recovery!
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amie, i just read this and will pray right now. i hope you are hanging in there too!
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