On the Road to Recovery...

Hello world! I want to thank you all for your prayers and well-wishes as I recover from surgery. It was performed this past Monday at Wilford Hall which is located on Lackland AFB across town. Ronnie and I arrived at 5:00 am and waited until the clinic opened at 5:15. I was registered and placed in a room right away, and Ronnie got to wait with me before I was wheeled back to the "holding arena" at about 6:15. I was sitting there alone in semi-darkness, staring head-on at another patient who was waiting for surgery, having nothing to do but wait. The traffic began to pick up after a while and I was visited by a team of people who were prepping me for surgery. The IV was successful after 2 tries and before I knew it, I hadn't a care in the world after a visit from my Anesthesiologist:) I was wheeled back to the Operating Room, greeted by my surgeon, and that's the last thing I remember. As I slowly came to after surgery, I remember being wheeled back to my recovery room, getting my vital signs, and doing some more sleeping. Before I knew it, Ronnie was by my side and I began to wake up. I had some applesauce, saltines, water and meds. My fertility specialist came into my room to give me the prognosis of my surgery. It turns out that there were no traces of Endometriosis whatsoever! Praise God! They did find some tissue in my Uterus that needed to be taken care of, so they went ahead and performed a D&C. He also found a cyst in my left ovary, so they drained that as well. So all in all, my surgery consisted of a Laparoscopy, a Hysteroscopy, a D&C, an HSG, and a Cyst Aspiration. Just glad I was asleep for all of that:) After a couple of hours I was dressed, in the car, and on my way home. When we got back, Ronnie helped me up to our room and I slept on and off for the rest of the day. Since then I have been resting and trying to get as much sleep as possible, which has been wonderful. I had one big outing to Walgreens yesterday, so that was the peak of my excitement this week. Ronnie has been doing all he can to ensure that I am comfortable and healing well... so thankful for him:) I haven't had to take any more anti-nausea pills, so I am solely on Motrin, which is great. I am still dealing with pain and fatigue, but that is to be expected. Compared to my ear surgery back in October, to help correct Otosclerosis in my left ear, this recovery has been 100 times better. Before my surgery, I prayed that my recovery would be fast and pleasant (well, as pleasant as possible:). I am so thankful that this prayer has been answered and I am on the road to healing. I am hoping that I will feel well enough to take foster kids by early next week, but I'm not planning on jumping the gun. I am giving myself time to heal and I know we will get our kiddos when the time is right. Thank you again to all of you who have partnered with us in prayer, whether for Foster Care or for my surgery. We are thankful to have you all on our team:)

-Heather