Matthew's surgery was scheduled to start at 1:00pm today. At 12:50 his nurse received a phone call that another emergency surgery came up and Matthew's would be delayed. We were thankful that Matthew is stable and not needing emergency surgery, so we rolled with it and embraced the extra time to hang out with him. A little after 3:00 his nurse called to find out when he would be going back and we learned that it wasn't going to happen today. While it is SO frustrating to be mentally ready to send him back for this major surgery, we have to believe that everything happens for a reason.
Matthew's surgery is now scheduled for 7:30am tomorrow. He is the first one on the calendar, so his surgeon should be fresh and ready to give Matthew his full attention. We are so anxious to have this one major item checked off the list and be on the road to recovery.
The plus side of the delay is that his nurse felt so bad for us that she let me hold him for an hour and a half skin-to-skin. It takes a lot of effort to move him out of his little nest, including several nurses, so it is not something they offer up frequently. It felt so wonderful to have him in my arms! He was pretty happy to be there too. He slept the entire time and all of his vitals indicated that he was 100% content. So while J.P. and I felt a bit of frustration at having surgery moved, I think Matthew was perfectly happy with the way the day turned out.
In other news, I will be discharged from the hospital tomorrow. I am usually so anxious to get out of the hospital and get home, but it has been so nice to be so close to Matthew, and I know leaving him here is going to be so hard.
Please keep Matthew and all of his doctors and nurses in your prayers tomorrow!
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