Keeping it simple

So I've decided to start up our family blog again. It's been hard to keep everyone in the loop through facebook because not everyone is my friend on fb:), even though you're all my true friends, but you know how it works. I was having a hard time trying to copy and paste the updates to emails so that my schools and other friends not on fb would know what's going on. I thought too about starting a care page, but I know some people shy away from them too due to logins and passwords too. So I hope this will be ok!

On to today's update:

It was a very uneventful day! Yeah! I haven't had a fever all day, and not even since Saturday night's surgery. What a relief! I've been pretty exhausted today though, even right now, having a hard time typing this up. I found out tonight that my white blood cell count is starting to go down a bit. It was at 28.21 when I got here on Sunday, today it was 22.85, but it needs to be down to 10.8. I'm still fighting something, but it's getting better. No, they don't know what bacteria was growing inside me yet. They took a culture from yesterday's surgery, but it takes 2 days to grow something so hopefully by tomorrow night or Wednesday we'll know, unless the antibiotics I was on kill it too. Praying for an answer because that's one of the big questions. What exactly did all of this??

My wound vac is doing well. I hardly felt it this morning and didn't start taking meds for it until later morning/afternoon. I'm now going to be taking more regular meds for it because it's pretty sore around the edges where my skin has been cut. I talked to Dr. Smith today who is also a wound specialist and from what I hear, a really good one. He was great to chat with and really listened to my whole story again. He KIND OF made it sound like I could be home by the weekend...NOT going to count on that though. He just made comments about how they are going to change my vac sponge dressing tomorrow (Tuesday) and then "if I'm around" on Friday again. I don't think he really knows, but he said they'll have a better idea of what they're up against when they undress it and take a look tomorrow. EVERYONE that I talk to says how amazing the wound vacs are and how quickly they make such a serious wound heal. I know that it's partially the vac, but a big part is my God and I'm counting on His guiding hand. Dr. Smith said that he thinks that by 6 weeks I should be ready to go without the vac and only have to put salve and a dressing on it. WOW! That seems so far away, yet it doesn't.

About tomorrow...I'm on a no food or drink diet AGAIN tonight from midnight to 8am. The purpose is because I think they're going to put me to sleep again, a little less this time, to take my dressing off. Apparently it hurts pretty good the first few times until the edges of the skin start to grow back and the nerves seal off. Yeah, not too excited, but it has to be done. These dressings can otherwise be changed at home by a home health nurse and I can take some pain meds orally before they do the changing.

I can definitely still have visitors, but I have to warn you that I'm in isolation right now. I had a bought of loose stools this morning, probably due to all of the antibiotics that I'm on, but that puts instant flags up to them and they have to take precautions that it may be something contagious. You can still visit, you just have to wear a yellow cover and wash your hands with soap and water before and after you come. Sorry for the details, but I thought I would warn you. I'm hoping that after a test is run that I can call this off...I hate the idea of being in isolation.:(

I thought I would clear the air about something else too. I did NOT have a c-section. Kevin said he's heard people ask or assume this too and I've also had to clear this up with a lot of people. Keaton was a natural birth, but I had an appendectomy 3 days later due to lower abdominal pain. I should really put it out there in a time line, but I don't think I can keep my eyes open much longer tonight.

Keaton has had a great day today. Kevin installed Skype on his work computer and got permission to take it to the hospital. He put it on him rocking Keaton and it was so sweet to see my baby boy nap in his daddy's arms. Oh, he's so big! Kevin said he's now 7lbs 1 oz!!! Can you believe that?! He's still taking occasional full bottles and some half or more. Just praying he can figure that out! Wondering if he's waiting for me to come home too.:) But so happy he's gaining and growing!

I'm thankful for an actual quiet day today. No surgeries, no tests, no opening anything new up, just resting and healing. Thank you Lord for showing up in the quiet times too. I need to rest because I'm going to just crash here with my computer wide open. Thank you so much for following our journey and praying along with us. We are so blessed to be part of this family of God! Oh, what would we do without our Lord?! Thank you God for staying by our side.