Today is the day Andy will have his next major surgery. The J-Pouch that was formed almost 14 years ago is failing and making him miserable. In order to have a better quality of life, that internal pouch will be removed today and a permanent external pouch (ileostomy) will be put in place. We have been very anxious over this procedure but like it or not, the time has come. After talking and preparing ourselves mentally and physically until 2:00am this morning, we went to bed....but 4:30am came very early! Off to the hospital!
The usual prep and pre-op procedures went great and according to plan. 7:30am came and Andy was taken back to surgery. We all prayed and took a deep breath. God knew what He was doing!
UH OH!! (never good to hear)
Not long after Andy went back to the OR, I got a page and was put on the phone with Andy's doctor. His surgeon was NOT happy at all! The surgery that we had carefully planned for was being cancelled! All of the medicines and prep work was for naught as the surgeon discovered that Andy had not been marked for the placement of the external pouch. If the surgeon just gave an educated guess as to where to place it, a second (or more) surgery may be needed and would pose a higher risk of future complications for Andy. The surgeon decided that in order to give Andy the best care possible, she would have to postpone the surgery until tomorrow. Andy had already been given the anesthesia for at least a four hour procedure and now he would be woken up and told that they could not do what they had set out to do - he would have to face it all again tomorrow! Frustration and disappointment all around.
THESE THINGS ARE SENT TO TRY US FOR SURE!
We still had to wait most of the day to get to see Andy. The anesthesia had knocked him out as it was supposed to. He also awoke with pain from the pre-op procedures and had to be given some pain meds. Finally, at close to 1:00pm, we were sent to Andy's room and told that he would be brought up soon.
I FINALLY GOT TO SEE MY MAN!
Unfortunately, Andy was not in good shape. He was quickly settled into bed and told to rest - it would all begin again tomorrow morning at 7:30am. I know our friends and family prayed all day for Andy and our family, however, God answered in the most unusual way. There is a reason. God always has His own reason for doing something outside of the way WE think it should be done. I cannot see the reason but even amongst the frustration and disappointment, we all realize that He is at work.
For now, Andy rests and waits and we plan for another day just like today - waiting rooms, prayers and hospital. I cannot say enough how thankful we are for the prayers of God's people and the grace that has been given from the Almighty. We were not prepared for today, but HE was!
There is a definite peace in knowing that
GOD IS NEVER SURPRISED OR BEWILDERED!
He has already been in our tomorrow and knows what's ahead!
So tomorrow morning we start again -
FOR OUR GOOD AND FOR HIS GLORY.
(round 2 here we come!)
My waiting buddy:-)
2 comments:
Blessings on your dear family and ANDY most of all! Love Mr.and Mrs. Bedford
Praying for all. What a frustrating day!
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