God is Awesome!

Well, as we already know, God is awesome. It's just wonderful to see Him prove it over and over. We went to the hospital expecting a 5-7 night stay. We got home Wednesday night at 11:30. She only had to stay one night. (Imagine how overpacked we were!) lol

It turns out, the cyst was not where the surgeon thought it was. He thought it was a bulge on the main bile duct, which would have meant removing it and pulling a loop of the small intestine up and connecting it. It turns out, when he got her in surgery, the cyst was just a branch off of the smaller bile duct leading from the main one to the gallbladder. All he had to do was remove this smaller duct. A surgery we were expecting to last 4 hours lasted an hour and a half. This was the best case scenario discussed at the pre-op visit in his office, but he really thought it was the worst case scenario. It's good it wasn't because that surgery can lead to complications later down the road. The worst thing about this one is that she is without a gallbladder now, which, with our family history is not such a bad thing for her. She probably would have had to have it removed sooner or later.

She made it through the surgery just fine, and by Wednesday afternoon was back to her old self and using only Motrin and Tylenol for the pain. When she started eating and did fine, he told us to go home. We gladly obliged. :o)

It was also a blessing to have a Christian surgeon. David, my husband, asked the surgeon if we could pray with him before the surgery. The surgeon said absolutely, and that that was going to be his next question to us. He always offers to pray for his patients before surgery. Although, he did say David was the first to ask him. I guess he'd never operated on a Baptist preacher's kid before. :o) Anyway, we bowed our heads, and David was all ready to pray, and the surgeon jumped right in before David had a chance and just started praying. Now, of course, we can't judge his heart, but judging from his prayer, his demeanor, and the fact that he was willing to offer made us pretty sure we were dealing with a Christian man. That made us feel better about handing our daughter over to him of course. A physician who looks to the Great Physician for guidance is my kind of doctor. :o)

Anyway, God definitely answered prayers. Kayleah is just fine, better than expected and is back to her old self. She is even flipping over onto her belly, which makes me wince and cringe but doesn't seem to bother her. lol Thank you for all your prayers!

Pray for Kayleah

My youngest daughter, who is almost 7 months old, is going to be having surgery this Tuesday. She has a cyst on her bile duct. They are going to have to remove most of the bile duct and then attach her small intestine to what is left.

Please pray for her for strength and a quick recovery. Also, pray for her surgeon, for wisdom and that God would guide his hands as he is performing this surgery. David and I have a peace about the surgery, a peace that can only come from God because, believe me, having your baby go under the knife is a scary thing, but we know that the Great Physician is in control.

Thanks for all your prayers!