Heidi is leaking at her left side and is back at UCSF - Please Pray.

Friends and familys,
Heidi is leaking fluid at her left side, and when she called UCSF Sunday evening, they told her to go back to the hospital.

We got to the hospital about 1 am in the morning. The attending doctor, Dr. Yang don't know what is leaking out, so they are doing several test. The leak is like a watery drip on her side, and the doctor/nurse placed a plastic bag to catch the leak to measure how much it is leaking.

Her surgeon Dr. Jasleen Kukreja was phone called at her home (about 2am)and informed by Dr. Yang of the situation.

The doctors think there are (3) possibilities: lung, lymph vessel or pus. If pus then Heidi might be infected, but they doubt it because she has no fever. Whatever it is, they started several culture to find out. The culture result won't be known for about 2 days. In the mean time, if the doctors think it is an infection, then they would probably start her right away with an array of antibiotic (shut gun approach) non-specific bug killing process. Only when they get the culture results, then they could start to kill the bug with a specifc antibiotic.

They did an xray and the xray look the same as when she was discharge from the hospital last Monday and the leaking fluid should be clear if it is from the lung. But the fluid look like 1% milk, not so white and is watery.

If it is coming from the lymph then the leaking fluid would have a higher viscosity (not watery).

Dr. Kukreja has other morning duties at other UCSF sites and she won't be able to see Heidi until afternoon. Heidi is forbidden to drink or eat anything in case the doctors will need to operate on her again.

Please pray for Heidi that the doctors are able to determine quickly where the fluid is coming from or causing it. And that the doctors come up with the best solution for it and not so painful for Heidi. And most of all, pray for fast recovery.

Thank you for your prayers.
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Oh, i ask the doctor if its Silas' milk (breast milk), and he said maybe - not sure.