Surgery is Scheduled

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This week has been a very long week.  On Tuesday we met Jonathon's Mom and sent Savannah to stay with her and my Father In Law.  We then proceeded to Cincinnati where we met with a High Risk OB and NICU Doctor who basically tried to talk us out of having the surgery.  All of my reasons for wanting to have the surgery were met with "This surgery won't guarantee any of that will happen."  When we left the meeting I was starting to question whether or not the surgery was even necessary.  Luckily Jonathon and my Mom helped me to see that with everything comes risk.  There is no guarantee that the surgery will prevent her from needing a shunt or allowing her to walk without the assistance of crutches or one day needing a wheelchair.  However, having the surgery definitely reduces the chances for all of these.

Today we met with the High Risk Doctor and Pediatric Surgeon's who will be performing the surgery.  It was comforting because two of the three Doctors were Doctor's we'd met during our initial team meeting two weeks ago.  The Pediatric Surgeon who we had previously met with told us he thought that this surgery was the best possible chance to prevent the need for a shunt and for her to walk without any assistance.  That was very comforting to me, especially with what the Doctor's on Tuesday had told us.  The surgery has been scheduled for the afternoon of Wednesday, September 18th.

Tuesday we have pre-op ultrasounds and blood draws to make sure everything looks good for the surgery.  We are to report to the Children's Hospital on Wednesday morning.  About an hour after the surgery I will be transported from Children's Hospital to another hospital close to Children's to recover for 4-6 days.  After I am released from the hospital I will be on bed rest for the rest of my pregnancy and am to remain in the greater Cincinnati area.

I'm so thankful for the family members who have offered to stay with me during this bed rest.  I know it's a huge sacrifice to drop everything going on in your life to tend to another person for a long period of time.  I'm very thankful that we have family who are more than willing to make this sacrifice.

Thank you to everyone who has continued to pray for our family and send us good thoughts/vibes.  Your support through this entire process has been a blessing and we are truly thankful.

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