Headed Home

 

Sorry everyone!  I thought I had posted last night, but it’s not there.  Who knows what I did?  Mom was released from the hospital yesterday afternoon.  They drove part way home yesterday and are en route now.  They hope to be home later today.  Mom is still sick so I think it has been a long drive.  Hopefully her nausea will end soon.  Dad said she cannot eat or drink today.  I’ll update more later.

Simply Sick!

 

I think mom's body is making a statement..........enough!  She is very sick today and unable to keep anything down.  Therefore, she will be spending another night in the hospital.  She remains on her IVs and oxygen.  However, we did receive a preliminary blessing.  The surgeon stated that the official pathology report is not ready.  However, he does not think that any pre-cancerous cells were in the uterus or ovaries.  He feels that the polyps that were previously removed from the lining of the uterus were the only areas affected.  Great News!  Hopefully the pathology report will confirm his opinion.  Thanks again for praying!  My suspicion is that dad is probably keeping the DQ across the street from the hospital busy.  He is the only person I know that still loves to eat ice cream in the frigid temps.  Dad said Rochester is expecting freezing rain overnight.  Hopefully mom will perk up tomorrow. 

Trying to Rest

Mom stayed in recovery most of the day.  They put her in a regular room around 2:30 p.m.  Dad stated that she is a little nauseous and uncomfortable, but overall things went well.  They were able to do a complete hysterectomy.  She is projected to be released to stay at the hotel tomorrow night.  Dad said she is dozing on and off.  She struggles to talk due to her throat being sore from the anesthesia tube.........three surgeries in three months takes it toll.  Thanks so much for your prayers.  We are all looking forward to reading a post from her.  Hopefully we will have one by the weekend.  I know that God is her strength.........keep them both in your prayers as they hope to begin the trip home Thursday.

 

Still Waiting!

Mom did have her surgery first thing this morning.  As of 2 p.m. dad is still waiting for her to come out of recovery.  He has not spoken to the surgeon yet so we are simply waiting to hear how it went.  I promise to update as soon as I know something.

 

Surgery Tomorrow!

Mom and dad arrived safely back at Mayo yesterday (Sunday 1-17-10).  It was a long day of travel, but we are thankful they arrived safely.  Mom stated that they made it without a hitch, but added that after five trips they would not be admitting if they made a wrong turn because it should be expected that they know their way by now. HA!  Mom's spirits were very high this morning after meeting with her new surgeon.  Not only did she feel that he was very competent, but added that he is also young and handsome.  He will definately be operating tomorrow morning.  Dr. Dowdy feels that he can use the less invasive proceedure to perform her complete hysterectomy, but stated that she will have a minimum of a six week recovery time.  Mom will check into the Methodist Hospitial tomorrow morning.  If things go well, they can start home Thursday.  The complete pathology report will take awhile as they use the same proceedure as the two previous times to examine the tissue.  Dr. Dowdy was very reassuring that mom will have a great outcome.  Dad feels confident that he has the hospitial routine down pat.........they are both looking forward to having this proceedure behind them.  Please continue to keep them in your prayers!  We thank and love you all.  I'll update you tomorrow.