Post Surgery Update

First off, let me say that God is good. He is in control and is amazing. God would still be good even if we didnt get this outcome...but boy are we glad he chose this route for us today.

We got here at 6 and did the ultrasound to make sure nothing drastic had changed. If there had been a significant change we would not have been able to do the surgery...we were very nervous about this. It came back positive and they prepped Kate for surgery. She took the needles like a champ. I would have cried.

They took her back at 7:45. If you ever need to go to a children's hospital, thus far I will tell you that I HIGHLY recommend CHOP. They kept us very updated and are super friendly and understanding.

By "us" I'm referring to the 16 people or so we had filling up this waiting room. Awesome to have family and friends here. Good to see Jeff & Tonnie, Nathan & Carley, and the crew from Woodsfield.

They updated us around 9:15 and said that the tumor had been removed and weighed 1lb 5oz. Very big for the baby's size. They also said the baby held up strong and didnt have any problems. They did give a precautionary blood transfusion to Frogger before they even started.

Dr. Flake, the lead doctor, came out around 9:45 and said that all went well. The incision they made on the uterus was the biggest he had ever done. He also said that the tumor was the biggest he had seen...in proportion to the baby's size that is.

They wheeled Kate back to our private room around 10:15 and had me go to work. She was very disoriented and heavily medicated. She calmed down after a bit a started to sleep some. Her only complaint right now is that her eye feels like it has something in it and it's watering. Considering the surgery that she's been through, we'll take a leaky eye.

After the surgery the nurses in her room were commenting on the surgery. They commented on how Kate and the baby both did so well. One of them said "that's probably do to all of the praying that was going on in the waiting room". I'd have to agree.

Kate's got a long day ahead of her. The drugs they have her on to prevent preterm labor are rather harsh and really take it out of her. They are going to wean her off of those over the next 24hrs.

We just want to say thanks and that we love all of you for praying for us. We still have a long ways to go. The biggest concern for the next 30 days is preventing preterm labor. We'll cross those bridges a day at a time. For right now we are thankful to still have our Frogger and that Kate is recovering.

O and mark your calendars for April 26, 2014...we will celebrate Frogger's 1st Butt Birthday.    :)