The Big Day

We arrived at the hospital at 6:30 this morning for Rebecca's 8:00 am scheduled surgery. We were hoping to avoid the type of craziness we experienced yesterday when we went for her pre-opp nuclear injection. Yesterday's supposed 30 minute visit turned into a 3 hour bore-fest. Even though it was not what we were hoping for yesterday everything eventually got taken care of and we were no worse for the wear.

They took Rebecca back a little after 8:00 am to do her pre-opp preparations. Of course she was raving about the beautiful sky blue head dressing she got to wear. I didn't feel to bad for her though - at least she has hair to keep at of the way. After about half an hour they were ready to wheel her back to the O.R. The anesthesiologist came and gave her a nice "cocktail" and before she knew it she was out.

About 10:30 the doctor came out and told me that the surgery was over and Rebecca was in post-opp recovery. She said that everything went well and that the lymph nodes they removed all looked normal to her, though they wouldn't be sure until after the lab had a chance to study them under a microscope.

After about another hour they wheeled her out and up to her room. It's kind of funny because the floor we're on is the same one where all of our girls were born. Those trips to the 9th floor of Sacred Heart were a little bit more exciting.

She's doing fine and enjoying the opportunity to rest as much as she pleases. Thank you for all your thoughts and heart-felt prayers. They have meant a lot to us.