We are here and have met with the doctors. There is good news and bad news....which would you like first? Let's start with the good.
The good news is they are only going to have to cut into the back. This is wonderful since it will keep surgery at 4 hours verses 8 hours. That is something we had prayed for and are excited that they will be able to use this method as it will hopefully be less invasive.
The bad news....the doctor said the pain will be unbearable. He kept saying he could not emphasize enough the amount of pain she would be in. Usually, people who have this surgery are in pain and then the surgery helps relieve this. The problem here is that Momma is not really in pain...she just has no feeling or use of her hands and legs. Therefore, it will add pain to her that she did not have. They do not want to give her much pain medicine as for fear of blood clots that could go to the heart...with "bad" results.
We will head to the hospital at 5:45 in the morning and they will take her in to prep her and head to surgery. They hope that she will be out of surgery til 1 but we will not be able to see her while she is in recovery. Therefore, we will not see her til 3 or 4 in the afternoon.
Momma said to put on here, "Please pray for her, but even more, please pray for daddy." You never want to see those you love in pain. Other than that, she does not have a lot to say right now.
Thank you for your many prayers. God knows what we are each able to handle and we know Momma won't have more than she can bear.
We will keep you updated as we hear from the doctor throughout the day.
Thank you!
Learning to lean,
B
Spanish Translation of the Blog follows:
Estamos aquí y nos hemos reunido con el medico. Tenemos buenas y malas noticias...Cuales quieren primero? Comencemos con las buenas. La buena noticia es que únicamente cortaran por detrás del cuello. Esta es una linda noticia ya que la cirugía será de cuatro horas en vez de ocho. Por esto hemos estado orando y estamos felices que podrán usar este método ya que es menos agresivo.
La mala noticia...El medico nos comento que el dolor será insoportable y continuo enfatizando el gran dolor que mama experimentara. Típicamente, individuos que reciben esta operación tienen mucho dolor y al terminar la operación cesa. El problema es que por ahora mama no tiene dolor...Lo que tiene es que no tiene sentir en sus manos ni pies. Pero esto, agregara dolor que ella no tiene. No le quieren dar mucha medicina para el dolor ya que tiene temor de que le causen coágulos de sangre que pueden llegar al corazón...y tener malos resultados.
Necesitamos estar en el hospital el martes a las 5:45 a.m. y la prepararan para la cirugía. Esperan salir del quirófano después de la 1 de la tarde pero no la podemos ver ni estar con ella mientras se recupera. De ser así, no la veremos hasta después de las 3 o 4 de la tarde.
Mama me dijo que les pidiera que “por favor oren por ella, pero más que eso, oren por papa.” Uno nunca quiere ver a los que ama en dolor. Más que eso, no tiene mucho para decir por ahora.
Gracias por todas las oraciones. Dios sabe lo que cada uno de nosotros podemos soportar y también sabemos que mama no tendrá mas de lo puede.
Los mantendremos informados cuando tengamos mas noticias del medico al correr el día.
Aprendiendo a confiar en El.
Barbara
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