new day

over the night mom and guy got good news on tripp. his stomach pump has been clamped, which means the tube will be removed and he will be able to get back to normal. they did this b/c his bloodwork and an xray revealed no scar tissue, meaning they think the blockage is something that will heal itself without surgery. which is GREAT news. i guess the only bad news is that i have a friend who has been through all of this (colitis, j pouch, now pouchitis and aenemia) - and he has had two blockages. the first required surgery but went undetected by an xray. he didnt have bloodwork, so i hope that the bloodwork will give tripp's dr's the information they need to make a clean call about his health. so as far as i know, the hospital is going to see what will pass through tripp's system in the next four hours and they will then make a decision on how long he will need to stay in the hospital. i'll update here when i know something more, which i hope will be by 6pm.