I am still sitting in the waiting room--the board says Roger (well, his number PATIENT 51271) is in recovery.
They have not come to get me yet to let me go back into recovery.
I have not been that scared in a long time! Well, can't remember ever being that scared! A million things go thru your mind--what if he has troubles.....oh, you know--just a million bad things.
I called my Mom--she said PRAY!
This place is a ghost town.
I pulled a chair up in front of the monitor and sat and watched it scroll no less than a jillion times. It kept saying PATIENT IN SURGERY.
The surgeon came out long before it was updated...they said that would probably happen.
He came bearing the greatest Christmas gift ever---who knew they could be so excited to get a gift of a USED...and not just a slightly used...I mean REALLY USED and ABUSED pencil eraser and it's metal buddy. Well, me!
He is long from out of the woods...there was a ton of puss in the lung which the surgeon tried to suck out.
Roger has pneumonia (we already knew that part) and will be here thru the weekend at this point so they can keep IV antibiotics in him.
He is going home with a nurse on a mission...that would be ME! You never really know how much you love someone or can't or don't want to be without them until you almost lose them--
NEVER EVER TAKE ANYTHING FOR GRANTED! EVER!
They just called and said I can go back to his room--he is in recovery and will be headed back to his room within the hour.
I am headed to the Chapel--they said they are holding a service for Christmas Eve. Since we missed The Vineyard Christmas Eve service....I am going to go to this one.
I will write more later--
thank you again for the prayers---
Lisa, ROGER and Sweet!
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I read this post holding my breath. Lisa, I am so relieved and happy for you that they were able to get it out without taking any of his lung. I know the recovery road is as much of a minefield as this surgery was, but I know you will be there clearing the way for Roger every step. I'll be thinking of you. Saying my prayers for you. This is the true gift of Christmas, life...
ReplyDeleteThank God they got it out safely. Hopefully he will have a full and speedy recovery now.
ReplyDeleteI wish I had known you were there, I just now got on the 'puter. I would have come and sat with you for support..
You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Merry Christmas Eve, Lisa & Roger...