Surgery Day
Why Mommies shouldn’t do drugs!
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
I’m currently reclining in a soft chair in our room at the Hickel House, I’m slightly dizzy, I have a crazy bad headache, and my torso is throbbing slightly. It should pass soon, though, because I just took my next dose of whatever mighty pill this is that takes me to a happy place. :) My surgery was at 7:30 AM and took about two hours. The Lord blessed the hands of the surgeon, and my groshan catheter slipped in on the first try. They did find cancer in the sentinel node, and are testing the other lymph nodes to see if it has passed further. This is going to be a short post, because I’m pretty exhausted, but I just want to thank everyone who has been praying for us. Caleb is doing so much better, and the Lord gave us great peace as we went through this surgery process. I’ll try to write more tomorrow, just wanted everyone to know that we are feeling the Lord’s nearness, and I am so blessed by having Mom and Nathan by my side through this day. I hope you enjoy the pics of our sweet little man, his face is a little swollen from the fluids, but he’s just the cutest thing ever. How blessed I am! Please keep praying!
Tonight, Nathan took me by wheelchair from our hospital housing over to NICU to visit Caleb. We were able to touch him and talk to him, even sang him the children’s favorite bed time song “Safe am I.” We didn’t stay too long because I am still drugged and woozy after surgery, not to mention a little ouchy! Caleb is doing so well, receiving donor milk through a feeding tube, his oxygen is back down to 40%, and the doctor encouraged us by saying that he is out of danger and though it may take 2 or 3 weeks, they are confident he will do well. Praise God!
