Sooo much to say, I'm sure, but I need to get Eliana down for a nap, so I will keep it basic and try to set aside a little more time for the post-op report.
Tomorrow morning, Lucas is scheduled for out patient surgery at St. Louis Children's Hospital. We are supposed to begin at 1000 and are to be there by 0815. The dental procedure will be first. He will be having 9 or 10 of his molars crowned in stainless steel. It is possible that one of his molars will have to be pulled as it has already endured too much grinding and there may not be enough of it left to crown. That will be determined in the operating room. They will take x-rays immediately and base their decision on them.
After Dr. Sedighi (the dentist) finishes his three to three and a half hour procedure, Dr. Austin will come in to close the final fistula. (That sounds like a great band name, right? Or something... The Final Fistula! OK, maybe I could use a nap too.) The hole is pretty tiny and in a "great location" for an easy fix. This will be the 5th surgery on his little boy business and we are delighted to now only see Dr Austin (who we think is fantastic!) passing in the halls or randomly at the zoo or something. His procedure is likely to be less than 30 minutes and should require no major special care after the fact. For both procedures, actually, I think he should be back to normal life on Saturday.
This is not an unfamiliar activity, out patient surgery, but we still look to the Lord to see us all through it. The last surgery, Lucas had a lot of seizures upon waking and I broke out in crazy hives all over the next morning. We are praying for no seizures, no vomiting, no allergic reactions and no anything else undesirable and unnecessary. We are praying for peace, wisdom and skill for all involved as well as for us and for Eliana and my dad who will be hanging at home. We are disappointed to be missing the winter production at Lucas' school, but are looking forward to hearing all about it and being a part of the future productions for years to come.
I will try to get on here in the next few days to give y'all a status update. For now, thank you for praying, for being with us in countless ways. We are immeasurably blessed by each one of you!
