Surgery News
I'll add to this post as the day progresses, but I thought I'd let you all know that I spoke with my dad around 08.00 this morning and everything is going absolutely according to plan. My mom went in for surgery at 07.45 and they were expecting it to take until 10.00. From there, she'll head into recovery and my dad should be able to see her by lunchtime.UPDATE 13.22: I heard from my dad while I was out for lunch with Kari-Ann - still no baby, so this was a very good distraction for both of us. My mom's surgery went very well this morning. The only complication was that her blood pressure dipped a little post-op, so they had to wait before they were able to start giving her painkillers (wouldn't you have loved to be the nurse to tell her that?!). But the drugs are working now, and she was sleeping when Dad called.
UPDATE 22.14: An email from my dad...
Thank you for your prayers and support. From the way surgery went today I know most of you were praying. The surgery went well, started at 7:45 done by 10:00.
There were a few complications:
- The I.V. did not cooperate, so her hand is pretty bruised up.
- Her blood pressure was very low after, it was an hour and a half before they could start her on some morphine... Sherri was extremely grumpy by then.
She was back in her room by noonish, slept, rested, ate a bit around 7 pm - and rejoicing and trusting there will be no more surgeries. I hope to have Sherri home tomorrow morning. Please pray for rest, God's peace, and good results from this last surgery.
UPDATE 22.15: At my mom's request, I stopped by the hospital last night after work to bring her Tim Horton's coffee... I took that as a good sign! I sat with her so that my dad could go and find some food, then we watched American Idol while we waited for my mom's new round of painkillers to start working again. By 8 pm, the last Idol contestant was done for the evening and my mom finally looked ready to sleep. She's doing okay... As well as you'd expect, I suppose. It's frustrating to watch her start all over again with surgery recovery. But it's so amazing to know that this was her final surgery, and that there is NO cancer left in her body. She smiles every time we say that.
Now, it's back to the game we're getting very used to already: trudge through recovery and wait for results. These results will determine how aggressive they'll need to be with chemo and radiation, setting the stage for the next six to twelve months of our lives. We hope and pray that the results will be good and that she'll be able to wrap up those treatments and be on the road to full health by the time the babies come this fall... While we know that's maybe not very likely, we also trust that our God is a God of miracles, and he loves to surprise us with the very things we've called impossible.
Labels: Family, The C Word
posted by Lindsay @ 10:15 AM
8 Comments:
Hoping all goes well. Thoughts are with you and your family.
Thanks, Mags :)
Thanks,Lindsay ---Eva
Good to hear things are going well so far. We will continue to pray and hope for the best! Lots of love to you all.
Glad that all is going well. Thanks for keeping us posted.
still praying. won't stop.
Have been thinking about you and your family a lot Lindsay. Glad to hear that the prognosis so far is looking good.
I'm so glad the surgery went well. I will continue to be thinking of you guys and praying. love and blessings.
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