Update from his Dad

August 04, 2006 at 09:59 AM MDT

I bet all of you are waiting patiently for the results of Tanner's surgery.

Overall, everything went very well. In fact the Dr.'s surprised me when they found me(Jason). It it was only 12:15 in the afternoon and we were expecting them around 3:30 because the initally told us 8 to 12 hours for the surgery and it was less than 5.

They said that the liver was perfect for Tanner. The surgeon that procured the liver told us that it came from a teenager. What a blessing that family who choose to extend the life of another. We are truely grateful.

After the surgreons spoke with Megan and I we knelt in Prayer to thank our Father in Heaven. We are so grateful for all of you that have given time out of your day to pray and think of us....especially Tanner.

Tanner is on a ventilator and hooked up to quite a bit of Monitors and IV's. He was suddated most of the day yesterday. Everyone here, Nurses and Dr.'s are thrilled to how well he is doing.

During sugery they usually require quite abit of blood transfusions, 3 to 5 units..Tanner only needed 1/2 unit. They were also able to close hime up all the way since the liver was such a perfect fit. That is such a blessing too, because they would have had to take him back again if it didn't fit and sew him up more.

Last night he started to come out of sedation and he was frustrated. For those of you who don't know, Tanner know sign language, enough to communicate. He kept signing for Mom to hold him and nurse. It is so tough not to want to hold him and comfort him. He really wants his mom. Because of the tube in his throat, he can't speak and I know it is uncomfortable for him. They are going to see how he does today and the possibility of removing it later tonight. They want to make sure they will breath on his own and his ph level is normal.

They are also watching for bleeding from the liver, infection and clotting. This are the most things they worry about.

Tanner has also started his prograf(sp?) for his anti rejection meds. and is still on his antifungal meds too. He is also on a Morphine drip for pain management. We are hoping that this will help him rest.

So far his new liver is working well for him.

Thank you for all of your prayers again.....Tanner still needs them.

Until the next update....

Jason