We are thankful for all the prayers, texts and emails that have been sent for Bro. Heidenreich. He went in for another surgery this morning. They felt the infection was gone and that they could try to laser the stones in the bladder and the 2 that were blocking the kidneys. They had put a tube in his back to try to get into his right kidney, but couldn’t get the stint in after they put in the tube. They decided they would try to drill at the biggest stone, which was 15 mm, and keep working at it to see if at some point they could crack it. They were able to get all the stones below the kidneys broken up so that he can pass them and will work on a plan for the ones in the kidneys. They said on a scale of 1-8, his kidneys are functioning at a 2 and hope the surgery will get them to at least a 5. They will never be back to normal. He’s in much pain, worn out from the 3 surgeries in 3 days, but very happy that they were able to get to several of the stones today. He’s struggled with his blood pressure, but they have changed his medication. As long as they keep the blood pressure under control, they will let him go home tomorrow.
Please continue to pray for his recovery. Once the recovery from the kidneys is complete, then they will begin to diagnose the mass on his artery. We will keep you updated his progress.