Surgery Complete...In Recovery

Hello, church family.  This is Kelly.  Chad's surgery is complete and he is in recovery.  Dr. Fernandez, his neurosurgeon, said surgery was successful! The tumor was even larger than expected, but he thinks he was able to remove it all.  There was a cerebrospinal fluid leak, which is not uncommon with a macroadenoma of this size.  The surgeon would like for him to stay in the ICU until possibly Monday to monitor Chad and the drain that was put in for the leak.

Please continue to keep Chad in your prayers as he heals and recovers from surgery.  There will be more scans to come over the next 48 hours to make sure there isn't any more leaking or changes.  The surgeon is hopeful for immediate vision improvement.  He came to speak with us in the waiting room, which was such a sweet blessing!

All in all, we are praising the Lord and are so very grateful!  Thank you so much for your prayers!  We are very grateful for Dr. Fernandez, as he will continue to check on Chad personally throughout the weekend.  I am hoping to go back and see him soon!