Luckily they had a special marker to locate her cyst... |
Kiersyn’s surgery is
somewhat of a blur. It was scheduled for
9:15 and we ended up being more than an hour later which was frustrating for
Kiersyn’s sake since she hadn’t eaten since 4:15am. We spent that hour trying
to keep her from realizing she was hungry. In between surgeries the doctor came
and talked to us and marked her cyst which I thought was kind of funny. I know
it’s standard practice but still. They finally
came and took her – we didn’t get to go back with her this time which made it
more difficult to just watch them walk away with her. They took us to our “private
waiting room” which is was a tiny 6x6 room with two chairs and no window that
would make any sane person go crazy. We left our things and waited in the main
lobby with my parents who I can’t thank enough for being there. In an hour or
so the doctor came and talked to us and a few minutes later we got to see her
in recovery. For what I’m sure is a combination of many reasons, Kiersyn does
not wake up well from anesthesia. We (being Danley and I + the nurses) spent awhile
trying to calm her down. They are only supposed to have clear fluids in
recovery but in an act of compassion (or maybe the crying was just driving her
nuts) one of the nurses closed the curtains and told us to go ahead and try
feeding her . Of course it didn’t help her calm down but I appreciated the
gesture. Anyway, K finally slept in the car on the way home. She had a fussy
day but was back to normal Saturday. She will have Steri-strips over her
stitches for a couple of weeks and a small scar. Thank the Lord it’s over.
Waking up |
Just to make things interesting on Sunday, we ended up in
the ER. (Warning: baby poo talk ahead) The Codeine Kiersyn was on after surgery
caused major constipation problems for the poor child who, after screaming for
an hour and exhausting herself to the point of passing out on the floor, needed
some intervention. It was a very long
day. Then yesterday she woke up with the opposite problem and projectile vomiting.
Not 100% sure what’s going on but not. Fun. for anyone.
In other news, my mom had another procedure on her back
yesterday. Please pray for healing and pain relief. Also, her sister - my Aunt
Tonya, is in the hospital with an infection in her bloodstream. They had to
operate on her hand on try to get the worst of the infection out. It stills
seems like our family is taking one hit after another. We appreciate your
prayers.
I’ll leave you with the words of a song I was immeasurably blessed
by this morning – I pray you are too.
Send some rain, would You send some rain?
'Cause the earth is dry and needs to drink again
And the sun is high and we are sinking in the shade
Would You send a cloud, thunder long and loud?
Let the sky grow black and send some mercy down
Surely You can see that we are thirsty and afraid
But maybe not, not today
Maybe You'll provide in other ways
And if that's the case . . .
'Cause the earth is dry and needs to drink again
And the sun is high and we are sinking in the shade
Would You send a cloud, thunder long and loud?
Let the sky grow black and send some mercy down
Surely You can see that we are thirsty and afraid
But maybe not, not today
Maybe You'll provide in other ways
And if that's the case . . .
We'll give thanks to You
With gratitude
For lessons learned in how to thirst for You
How to bless the very sun that warms our face
If You never send us rain
With gratitude
For lessons learned in how to thirst for You
How to bless the very sun that warms our face
If You never send us rain
Daily bread, give us daily bread
Bless our bodies, keep our children fed
Fill our cups, then fill them up again tonight
Wrap us up and warm us through
Tucked away beneath our sturdy roofs
Let us slumber safe from danger's view this time
Or maybe not, not today
Maybe You'll provide in other ways
And if that's the case . . .
Bless our bodies, keep our children fed
Fill our cups, then fill them up again tonight
Wrap us up and warm us through
Tucked away beneath our sturdy roofs
Let us slumber safe from danger's view this time
Or maybe not, not today
Maybe You'll provide in other ways
And if that's the case . . .
We'll give thanks to You
With gratitude
A lesson learned to hunger after You
That a starry sky offers a better view if no roof is overhead
And if we never taste that bread
With gratitude
A lesson learned to hunger after You
That a starry sky offers a better view if no roof is overhead
And if we never taste that bread
Oh, the differences that often are between
What we want and what we really need
What we want and what we really need
So grant us peace, Jesus, grant us peace
Move our hearts to hear a single beat
Between alibis and enemies tonight
Or maybe not, not today
Peace might be another world away
And if that's the case
Move our hearts to hear a single beat
Between alibis and enemies tonight
Or maybe not, not today
Peace might be another world away
And if that's the case
We'll give thanks to You
With gratitude
For lessons learned in how to trust in You
That we are blessed beyond what we could ever dream
In abundance or in need
And if You never grant us peace
With gratitude
For lessons learned in how to trust in You
That we are blessed beyond what we could ever dream
In abundance or in need
And if You never grant us peace
But Jesus?
Would You?
Please . . .
I'm so glad you blogged about this because all day I was praying and wondering how everything was going.
ReplyDeleteI'm so thankful for the internet and how it makes me feel like I can stay updated on your life. I do wish that our high school plans of living on the same block had come true but I'm just hoping that by the time I have kids we're closer... and maybe Kiersyn will even be our babysitter.
God bless you and Danley for being the STRONG parents you are. I don't know how you deal with it all. When Barkley or Sadie go to the vet and they whine I get tears in my eyes. You amaze me.