ICU

After a 10 hour stay in the ER (!!), Andre was finally admitted to hospital because of a massive blood clot in his neck and chest area. He was given blood thinners and the swelling in his arm decreased slightly over the course of the day, thankfully. He had lots of visitors, all of whom had to wear these funny yellow gowns and gloves so germs don't get traded--we all ended up looking like yellow Easter chicks! Thanks so much to those of you who came to visit him.

He went into surgery early this morning and the vascular surgeon has just come out to let me know what's going on. Apparently the clot is even bigger than he thought and extends all the way down Andre's arm. Because of this, they were not able to pull it out through the vein as they had originally hoped to do, but have to put a cathetar in his chest to pump the clot full of blood thinners. This is a more risky procedure but the best option for right now. There is a risk that he could have internal bleeding due to the amount of blood thinners he will be receiving.

Please pray for him. He will be in ICU for 24 hours and then reevaluated tomorrow afternoon.