As most of us slept last night, my mom (and dad) encountered their first 'step back' while in 'recovery mode. Late last night, my mom's epidural tubing got caught as she was trying to walk one last time before going to sleep. The tubing that got caught was not what was inserted in her back (praise God), but did affect the sterile-ness of the epidural itself which meant she had to have the epidural removed and then reinserted. This was quite painful as she had some time without the epidural inserted.
The anesthesiologist didn't want to reinsert that epidural and wanted to try to manage her pain orally and via her IV...which could have prevented her digestive track from 're-booting and would provide a more challenging avenue for pain management. Thankfully, my mom's nurse, concerned about the pain and lack of epidural, called Dr. V...who picked up the phone and immediately placed an order that the epidural be re-inserted! Relieved, my mom and dad were able to finally go to sleep around midnight.
The rest of the night and early mornings of the day proved uneventful. She spent the day resting, walking and enjoying her new clear liquid diet!
Today's praises:
-Dr. V picking up the phone!
-Getting up to walk several times
-Starting clear liquids (jell-o, flavored ice, chicken broth)
-Having the drains removed from the surgical site
-For patient, consistent and caring nursing staff
-For a room with a beautiful view for sunrises and sunsets
-For simple beauty. My dad brought some potted bulbs to my mom's hospital room to sit on the window sill and today they actually bloomed!
Today's prayer requests:
-That her digestive system would finally begin to 're-boot'
-That pain would be managed consistently (some moments are better than others)
-For an uneventful night tonight, for good quality rest
-To continue to regain strength
-For the pathology reports to come back CLEAR and for the LYMPH SYSTEM NOT TO BE AFFECTED/INVOLVED!
-For God's glory throughout this chapter of the journey
This song's lyrics provide great encouragement for each of these post surgery days that bring my mom a little bit closer to the summit of this mountain...may she and all of us choose to say...
Blessed Be Your Name
by, Matt Redman
Blessed be Your name
In the land that is plentiful
Where Your streams of abundance flow
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be Your name
When I'm found in the desert place
Though I walk through the wilderness
Blessed be Your name
Every blessing You pour out
I'll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say:
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name
Blessed be Your name
When the sun's shining down on me
When the world's all as it should be
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be Your name
On the road marked with suffering
Though there's pain in the offering
Blessed be Your name
You give and take away
You give and take away
My heart will choose to say:
Lord, blessed be Your name
In the land that is plentiful
Where Your streams of abundance flow
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be Your name
When I'm found in the desert place
Though I walk through the wilderness
Blessed be Your name
Every blessing You pour out
I'll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say:
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name
Blessed be Your name
When the sun's shining down on me
When the world's all as it should be
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be Your name
On the road marked with suffering
Though there's pain in the offering
Blessed be Your name
You give and take away
You give and take away
My heart will choose to say:
Lord, blessed be Your name
Blessed be His name!
Be blessed.
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