Soooo....today was the day I was scheduled to get my stitches out and results are in.....100% BENIGN!!! There was some other fancy information on the pathology report that I didn't understand, but the important part...NOT GROWING BACK!!! Thank you JESUS! Dear God, I pray I lean on you every single day in the future the way I have leaned on you in the last 6 weeks.
Thank you everyone for your love, thoughts, and prayers. What a whirlwind 6 weeks that you made so much more comfy with your LOVE. I have to be honest..these drugs and the surgery have made me pretty darn lazy and I feel guilty that I wasn't responding to text, emails, and facebook so much. I am feeling really good these days. I usually am exhausted after getting Bryce ready for school and take a morning nap, but I am pretty much good to go for the rest of the day. The most painful part of this surgery has been the actual incision because with every turn of the neck, it feels as though I am opening it back up. Otherwise, recovery has really been great. I feel like the luckiest girl in the WORLD.
A special thanks to Stephanie Pesano who shot our last minute family portaits. Please look at her website and check out her talent. Thank you Stephanie!
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Also, a friend, Christie "blinged my blog" in hopes to cheer me up. She turns plain and boring blogs into total cuteness!!
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Thank you again. I am so very blessed and humbled.
Love.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Gretchen is Going Home
Gretchen is such a good patient that she is getting out earlier than expected. Continue to pray for her and her head. She is still in a bunch of pain and nauseous.
On the bright side she is coming come without her unwanted visitor Toomy.
On the bright side she is coming come without her unwanted visitor Toomy.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
The "W" Medical Medical Center
It's Shay again. Gretchen is doing pretty good considering. She is a bunch of pain and is sensitive to light, smell, and sound. She had a CT scan earlier and it came out great.
She is in her suite now and it is amazing. It's very similar to a to a suite at The W hotel ,but bigger.
She is in too much pain still to have visitors. We will let know when she is feeling up to having guests.
She is in her suite now and it is amazing. It's very similar to a to a suite at The W hotel ,but bigger.
She is in too much pain still to have visitors. We will let know when she is feeling up to having guests.
Friday, September 2, 2011
Toomy Is No Longer With Us
Gretchen is in recovery and doing well. She woke up and said "So I made it through my surgery?"
The doctor came to visit us and he did remove all of Toomy. He was hard like a golf ball and had to be peeled apart. It was attached to the transverse sinus vein and he had to pluck it from that. They are sending it to pathology because 1. they do that 2. because it was unusually hard for her age. The results will be back in 5 business days. She has a few titanium plates and he said her skull is thin. So no contact sports for her anymore!
Gretchen and Brody will let everyone know when her doctor says she is ready for visitors.
Thank you for all your love, prayers and support. God is good!
The doctor came to visit us and he did remove all of Toomy. He was hard like a golf ball and had to be peeled apart. It was attached to the transverse sinus vein and he had to pluck it from that. They are sending it to pathology because 1. they do that 2. because it was unusually hard for her age. The results will be back in 5 business days. She has a few titanium plates and he said her skull is thin. So no contact sports for her anymore!
Gretchen and Brody will let everyone know when her doctor says she is ready for visitors.
Thank you for all your love, prayers and support. God is good!
Update on Toomy
Part of Toomy has been removed and he is being tested in pathology. Things are going well.
Bye bye Toomy
Gretchen is now back in surgery and it should be for the next 4 hours. Her surgeon is confident that he will be able to get all of Toomy today. Her attitude was great although she was not happy to be left alone in pre op. I'm sure as soon as she had her "cocktail" she was just fine. She is at Forest Park Medical Center in Dallas and this place is incredible. It's like a 5 star hotel. Thanks for your continuing prayers. We sure can feel them.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
One More Sleep..
WOW...in about 11 hours I will be sleeping and Dr. Cattorini will be gettin' rid of the Toomsters...Toomy... Toomersons
The last month (from finding out August 1st till today) has flown by, but at the same time has been the longest month ever because of how many thoughts have made their way through my head. Since my last blog post, I had a rush of fear. I had been staying up really late and trying to get as much QT with my two loves, which in return has made me sleepy. When sleepy, those negative thoughts tried to sneak their way in. Well today I feel prayers and it is AMAZING. The DAY before surgery has been the most peaceful day yet. I am more than ready and I am NOT scared. Every part of me knows that this is completely in His hands. God is about to use my surgeon's hands to make a serious WWF Smack-down on that tumor.
I can't even come up with the words to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers. I have never felt so blessed. I am sorry to those I have not responded to through email, etc...I appreciated every word so much. I love checking FB, but the last couple weeks, the minute my little nugget climbs in my lap (which is usually about one minute later) I log off.
I am kind of half asleep and emotionally pooped, so I should probably stop blabbing, but THANK YOU. Thank you so much. I will see you on the toomy-less side!!!!
Shay will be updating my blog during and after surgery.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE