After writing my last blog, I figured it might be a while until my next update. I thought I'd be SO busy cleaning out closets and of course, having some fun! Monday was a good day.....I finally felt better with my cold. We had a fabulous dinner and afterwards, the kids and I played "Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?" (Apparently, I'm not!) However, as the evening progressed, I became aware of a dull pain on my right side. By bedtime, it was getting pretty bad. I attempted to go to sleep without any success. Around 12:45 am Tuesday morning, I talked to my Dr. who suggested I head to the ER. After HOURS of waiting and several tests, it was determined I had appendicitis and would need surgery ASAP to remove the appendix. The Dr. who delivered the news probably thought we were nuts because Dave and I both just started laughing. It was kind of like.."What else?" The OR's were all booked until early afternoon so surgery was set for 1:30 pm on Tuesday. They gave me some meds for the pain and we were brought to a room. When they took me to surgery, the med student wrote in her notes that I was "calm and relaxed." Um....no, more like EXHAUSTED as I'd been up a straight 32 hours by that point. Surgery went well and I spent the night in the hospital and was released Wednesday afternoon. I'm still in some pain, but it's nice to be home!
It might sound strange, but I'm thankful it happened when it did. God's timing is perfect! I had been having some intermittent pain there the past few months so I'm thinking my appendix was the culprit. My blood counts were okay for having surgery and thankfully, this didn't happen during my really "bad" part of chemo or during the Florida trip. And, having never had a surgery before, I better know what to expect for the next one. (Dave kept asking if we could just do them both and get a price break.) The staff was FABULOUS over at Rush and I was confident I was in good hands. As we waved goodbye to the staff we told them "See you in three weeks!" (I was told I'll probably be on the same floor next time, too)
So, please pray for a good recovery without any complications. They reassured us this should not interfere with the next surgery. Also, please pray for some "boring" in our lives!! It's really been a crazy couple of weeks! Thanks so much for your prayers, support and concern! Here's hoping my next blog update is really dull!!
In His Strength,
Cindy and the VK's
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4 comments:
Praying for a good recovery, no complications and i can honestly say I have never prayed for boring before ... but ... since that's your request ... consider it prayed.
hugs,
elyse
Glad you said the dinner was wonderful so that no one could say it was me!! ha ha Ready for another one yet or are you swearing my food off?
Here is to boring!! Hope you're feeling better and the pain is subsiding. Aren't drugs grand?
Love, Kath
I love the price break comment from Dave!! Hang in there, Cindy...praying you'll recover and get to that closet in no time.
Cindy, we are praying for your surgery and that things will be calm beforehand. Sending our love to you! Amy
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