Love For Ashley

Ashley and I leave for Gainesville, Florida tomorrow; her appointment at the Liver Clinic is at 1:30 pm. It takes about 2 1/2 hours to get to Gainesville from our house so we will probably leave here no later than 10 am. That will give us plenty of time to stop at Ashley's favorite restaurant to eat while we are in Gainesville, T.G.I. Friday's . The restaurant is only 10 minutes from the Liver Clinic so it's in a perfect location. We aren't sure when we will be back home. I am pretty sure Ashley will have labs drawn while we are there and possibly an ultrasound. We will not know what tests are needed until after Ashley is examined by the doc. I really hope we are home by dinner time Monday night but just in case we have to be back at Shands on Tuesday, we are packing an overnight bag and staying at the Holiday Inn. I will update tomorrow after Ashley's appointment at the Liver Clinic. Please pray that Ashley's appointment/exam goes well and we arrive home safe a...

Ashley's next trip to Shands is officially schedule for August 11. Originally scheduled for August 18 but because that is the first day of the new school year, we rescheduled the appointment. Ashley will be seen by Dr. Gonzalez in the Liver Clinic. Before her appointment I need to schedule a complete upper GI study on Ashley. This study was ordered by her docs in February when Ashley had her Endoscope and it was discovered that her stomach is misshaped. The odd shaped belly could just be normal for her anatomy or the cause of her enlarged spleen. A few days before we leave for Shands Ashley will also have a series of labs drawn to see how that liver of hers is functioning and to see what her platelets are doing. Hopefully, this appointment will show no surprises. I am sure she will need an abdominal ultrasound to check out those three ugly little masses in her liver. The trip to Shands may turn out to be a two day appointment if all goes well.