Wednesday Feb 13, 2008

Wednesday February 13,2008 Yesterday we went in to see the docs to get the final YES or NO for surgery on Thursday. We got a big thumbs> up that the surgery was a go. Dr. Laquaglia had to go over some things with me about the surgery. I am scared to death. They said that the surgery will last all day long! Oh my gosh, my nerves are going to be stretches to their limits tomorrow waiting. Then they said that Nathen will be in the ICU unit for a few days with a breathing tube and an epideral for pain medicine and also have tubes running out of his chest and his tummy. I am a mess, I laid here til 4am and could not fall asleep and woke back up around 8am. Chris (daddy) is coming today to be here with us through the surgery which will be great to have him here for Nathen and also for me. Nathen sure misses him a bunch he always wants to go find daddy. It breaks my heart but I know we are doing this so that Nathen can have a long full life and daddy will be here soon to be with us. We plan on taking Nathen out for the day, maybe to the aquarium or something like that. We want this day to be a special day for him and let him enjoy it as much as possible. Please everyone Pray extra hard tonight that the Good Lord will guide Dr. LaQuaglia's hand during surgery tomorrow and he> will be able to remove all of Nathen's tumor and fix his tummy. He told me that the surery is life> threatening, which I already knew, but I asked his Nurse praticioner how many kids has he lost in surgery and she said none that she knows of. That made me feel a little more relaxed but Im still a ball of nerves. She also said that He will try to get everything but if he feels its not safe to get something he wont attempt it. Thank you to everyone, I know I dont get to thank each person individually for everything you do but I want you to know that It is very much appreciated. Amanda