The bad news is that we've been bumped from the surgery for today. We still haven't gotten firm confirmation of that, but it's pretty set and they are going to shoot for tomorrow.
The good news is that the reason we got bumped is because someone got their liver miracle and they will be having their transplant today. As much as waiting and watching B get sicker causes me both emotional and mental pain, I know today will be a very blessed day for one family and their condition is much more time sensitive than ours. I'm excited for them, and happy that their loved one will be receiving this gift of life!
So I just have to remember that God is watching out for us, and B will have his surgery at the exact moment he is meant to have it. I just have to trust and have faith.
And how is our boy doing this morning? Well we're having a pretty rough morning over here. B is having some stomach pains and we're not sure if they are related to a pileup of all the bile in his system, or are something more simple like air in his belly. We didn't get much sleep last night. While the day crew always seems to try and be quiet and respective of patients need to sleep, some of the folks on the night shift are quite the opposite. We may need to become nocturnal for the remainder of our hospital stay!
In addition to the pain, B's body seems to be draining some of the bile. They are having to change his bandages fairly often (as well as gown and bedsheets) to try and keep him in a safe, infection free environment.
The doctor should be in in the next hour or so. He wanted to personally look at the test results from yesterday and to talk to us before setting him for surgery (that is why they didn't just take him very early this morning). From what we heard from the resident at about 6, with the transplant today, we are shooting for tomorrow for our surgery pending no liver transplants come up.
So we wait. Again. But luckily we've had our fair share of waiting. We've been in here enough to know that things don't happen by our time schedule. We've learned that we need to be flexible and open to doctors suggestion. We've learned that we're not running the show, and need to respect that the doctors know what is in our best interest.
Today we'll try to catch up on sleep and try to keep B as comfortable as possible. Once I know anything about timeline or status I'll post, knowing full well it can change at any moment. But we'll keep everyone apprised as we get more information.
Thank you each for the continued thoughts and prayers. We're hanging in there, and have faith that this will all unfold as it was meant to. God is watching over B, and we have to remember that in the good times, and also during the struggles.
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