Mom update

Mom had her surgery Wednesday morning at 730am. It lasted a little over 4 hours (about an hour longer than expected.) She had had a colonoscopy Tuesday, and the doctor had found 2 large polyps which he removed. But the sites where these polyps were located did not heal properly, and so the doctor had to repair them prior to the surgery, hence the additional hour. So... it was a long day at Mercy Hospital in Clinton. Basically, they removed about 8 inches of her Colon, repaired the bladder, put stints in to support the bladder, and then "resurfaced" parts of her remaining Colon with healthy tissue. They also took out her Appendix, basically because 1% of patients have appendix problems after major surgery, and my mom knew that Murphy's Law would dictate her being that 1%, and she wasn't going to go back into surgery. :) (Nathan left her a note that read, "God loves your Appendix. He'll take good care of it for you.")

She was very groggy after, and in an extreme amount of pain (since the cut her lengthwise from her belly button to her pelvic bone. Ouch!) after the surgery, so we came in, told her we loved her, then went home.

Weston did not sleep well the entire time we were in Clinton. So I did not sleep well either. I have been fighting a head ache for 3 days now.

We visited again yesterday. She was sitting up in the chair, and had even done some walking. They were also letting her eat... liquids and jello only, but that's a start (considering she hadn't had anything since Sunday afternoon.) She was still in a lot of pain, and her anxiety levels were off the charts concerning Weston. We stayed for awhile, and left around 3pm to head back to Des Moines. There really wasn't any point in us staying longer, Mom's in the hospital for 5-7 days anyway. So... we're back. And as of today, Mom is good and she should be back at work in around 2 weeks or so. She should be back to eating normal foods around then too.

So, thanks for all of your warm wishes and prayers! They were greatly appreciated by my entire family!

Weston was very excited to see "Grammy" that he got all dressed up for the occasion! He has started talking... nonstop since Monday night. Even in his sleep! And his chattering really seemed to help his Grammy yesterday as she was in so much pain and a little overwhelmed by the whole thing. He really is such a good boy. He's so happy and funny. And he is such a blessing for our family. I can't wait until Nathan's daughter arrives in April, she and Weston will have so much fun together!